- Date
- May 18, 1973
- Place
- Braithwaite, LA · BRAITHWAITE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1195FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730518011859A
- Case key
- 190689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1020 73/5/18 BRAITHWAITE,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 13 TOTAL TIME - 0912 N1195F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAITHWAITE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRAITHWAITE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- PLT ON 2ND SOLO FLT,1ST FROM FLD INVOLVED.HIT PWR LINES APRX 30FT HI ABT 350FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1195F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Braithwaite Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.