- Date
- July 3, 1978
- Place
- Empire, LA · EMPIRE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780703017201A19780703017202A
- Case key
- 141273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1526 78/7/3 NR.EMPIRE,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 30000 TIME - 1845 N734FF PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, 1190 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT SULPHUR,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- OBSERVING COMPANY FISHING BOAT'S CATCH.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1526 78/7/3 NR.EMPIRE,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1845 N7268Q PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING 46, 17400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 5000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT SULPHUR,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- CIRCLING ABOVE N734FF AND WAITING TO OBSERVE FISHING BOATS CATCH.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7268Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7268QRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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- Registration
- N734FF
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.