- Date
- August 2, 1973
- Place
- Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9203MMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730802023539A
- Case key
- 189525
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1998 73/8/2 SUGARLAND,TEX MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 482 TIME - 1820 N9203M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINES SUSPENDED ACROSS RIVER.PLT HAD BEEN FLYING AT ALT BTWN 75-350FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9203M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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