- Date
- August 24, 1979
- Place
- Adrian, TX · ADRIAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2538JCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790824025049A
- Case key
- 134150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2567 79/8/24 NR.ADRIAN,TX CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1421 TIME - 0915 N2538J PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADRIAN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- PLT STATED-STARTED SNEEZING,COULDN'T SEE & FLEW INTO GND,WHILE AT LOW ALT SEARCHING FOR HIREDHAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2538J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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