- Date
- April 27, 1980
- Place
- Snyder, TX · SNYDER, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6278RCessna 172RG
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800427010879A
- Case key
- 131239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0754 80/4/27 NR.SNYDER,TX CESSNA 172RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 208 TIME - 1300 N6278R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX POSSUM KINGDOM,TX 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6278R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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