- Date
- June 16, 1971
- Place
- Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N76143Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161616
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1575 71/6/16 ALEXANDRIA,LA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N76143 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LECOMPTE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT REPEATEDLY BUZZING IN AREA. FLT WAS UNAUTHORIZED. HIT LOADING PLATFORM OF GAS PLANT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76143
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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