- Date
- November 3, 1977
- Place
- Jacksboro, TX · JACKSBORO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3860LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771103034529A
- Case key
- 144532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3375 77/11/3 JACKSBORO,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 82 TOTAL TIME - 0915 N3860L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EASTLAND,TX BOWIE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HWY SIGN WHILE MAKING PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HIGHWAY WITH 4 DEGREE DOWNSLOPE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3860L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3860L · 1
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