- Date
- April 9, 1978
- Place
- Tryon, OK · TRYON, OK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6461BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780409006049A
- Case key
- 201238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0492 78/4/9 TRYON,OK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 150 TIME - 1830 N6461B PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRYON,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6461B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6461BRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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