- Date
- May 11, 1976
- Place
- Dyess, AR · DYESS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5187ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760511014059A
- Case key
- 153903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1119 76/5/11 DYESS,AR CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1920 N5187A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DYESS,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT UNMARKED PWR LINE 40FT AGL LOCATED 100FT SHORT OF RWY. STRIP OWNED BY PLTS FAMILY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5187A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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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.