- Date
- February 20, 1978
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N737MQCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780220008649A
- Case key
- 143293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0669 78/2/20 NR.LUBBOCK,TX CESSNA 172N CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 322 TIME - 1946 N737MQ PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES ACCROSS HIGHWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737MQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Town And Country
N737MQRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.