- Date
- February 21, 1972
- Place
- Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79018Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1295 72/2/21 NR.EAGLE PASS,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 37 TOTAL TIME - 0031 N79018 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CARRIZO SPRINGS,TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT,BROKE 3 PWR CABLES 50FT ABV HIWAY.PLT NOT AUZD FOR CROSS-COUNTRY FLYING.NO RECORDED NIGHT TIME
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79018
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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