- Date
- August 20, 1972
- Place
- Scranton, AR · SCRANTON, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3582UCessna 182F
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3170 72/8/20 SCRANTON,ARK CESSNA 182F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1215 N3582U PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 36, 7149 TOTAL HOURS, 88 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALT LOONEY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK SCRANTON,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE LINE UNDER TWO HIGH TENSION PWR LINES.HIT FENCE THEN DITCH FOLDING NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3582U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walt Looney Strip
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