- Date
- July 12, 1971
- Place
- Sasakwa, OK · SASAKWA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5978RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1191 71/7/12 SASAKWA,OKLA CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 125 TIME - 1735 N5978R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALESTER,OKLA CHICKASHA,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 2 CABLES STRUNG ACROSS RIVER ABOUT 100-150 FT HIGH. CRASHED ON SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5978R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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