- Date
- December 11, 1976
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1455FCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761211040039A
- Case key
- 156661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3874 76/12/11 HOUSTON,TX CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1386 TIME - 1819 N1455F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 718 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERSIDE,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1455F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hobby
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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.