- Date
- December 24, 1971
- Place
- Hooks, TX · HOOKS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4778FCessna P206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164894
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4178 71/12/24 HOOKS,TEX CESSNA P206B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 41, 401 TIME - 1435 N4778F PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANFILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEXARKANA,ARK TULSA,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OWNERS MANUAL-FLT WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL CAN UNCOVER FUEL TANK OUTLETS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4778F
- Reported as
- Cessna P206B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cranfill
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