- Date
- September 2, 1975
- Place
- Lakeview, AR · LAKEVIEW, AR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N92720Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750902028079A
- Case key
- 150339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2381 75/9/2 LAKEVIEW,AR CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 500 TIME - 0020 N92720 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEVIEW,AR ST.LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FAILED TO FOLLOW DEPARTURE PROCEDURE.INADVERTENTLY TURNED TOWARD KNOWN RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92720
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gaston
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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.