- Date
- June 26, 1975
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7086TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750626018749A
- Case key
- 149585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1622 75/6/26 PLAINVIEW,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1644 N7086T PX- 3 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 40, 2840 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG HEARD SPUTTERING, PLT TRIED TO RET TO ARPT. LOST CTL IN TIGHT L TURN. RUST,MOISTURE IN CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7086T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hale County
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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.