- Date
- November 2, 1977
- Place
- Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7123TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771102035089A
- Case key
- 144654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3565 77/11/2 RUSTON,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24, TIME - 0800 N7123T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1513 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEWTON,MS LOS ANGELES,CA RUSTON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- PLT ESTIMATED FLT HOURS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7123T
- 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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