- Date
- December 27, 1978
- Place
- Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N739SSCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781227040909A
- Case key
- 138465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3853 78/12/27 MARFA,TX CESSNA 172N CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 112 TIME - 2230 N739SS PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARFA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARFA,TX LUBBOCK,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739SS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marfa Municipal
N739SSRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · 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.