FTW78FA056

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Hollis, OK · July 3, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1978
Place
Hollis, OK · HOLLIS, OK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N10HPCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141280

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1533   78/7/3  NR.HOLLIS,OK          CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1222
        TIME - 1100                    N10HP               PX-  2  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANGUM,OK                   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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT CABLE OVER RIVER.ASSIGNED TO PATROL HIGHWAYS EAST OF CRASH SITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N10HP
Reported as
Cessna 182P
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.