- Date
- September 15, 1969
- Place
- Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N76642Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157100
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3990 69/9/15 GREENVILLE,TEX CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1381 TIME - 1900 N76642 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSKIN,LA SMITHFIELD,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- BROTHER IN ANOTHER ACFT FORCE LANDED. PLT TRIED TO LAND,TOO DARK. STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76642
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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