- Date
- July 19, 1978
- Place
- Durham, AR · DURHAM, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7940GCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780719022039A
- Case key
- 140732
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2095 78/7/19 DURHAM,AR CESSNA 172L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2934 TIME - 1120 N7940G PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGDALE,AR 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7940G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7940GRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine 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.