- Date
- July 26, 1980
- Place
- O'Neal, AR · O'NEAL, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34988Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800726028409A
- Case key
- 129815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1259 80/7/26 O'NEAL,AR CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 142 TIME - 1310 N34988 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATESVILLE,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOOKING AT FARMLAND,HIT PWR LINE OVER RIVER BED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34988
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N34988 · 1
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