- Date
- February 26, 1971
- Place
- Louise, TX · LOUISE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5978FCessna 210H
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0057 71/2/26 LOUISE,TEX CESSNA 210H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 536 TIME - 1938 N5978F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOFF AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX LOUISE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- .4HR NIGHT FLT 4/27/70.HIT TREES ABT 32FT AGL APRX 1.5MI SHORT OF UNLIGHTED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5978F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Goff Airstrip
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