- Date
- January 27, 1980
- Place
- Milam, TX · MILAM, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4338QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800127001079A
- Case key
- 132206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0051 80/1/27 NR.MILAM,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1018 TIME - 1845 N4338Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 567 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNSVILLE,TX SHREVEPORT,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- ROAD SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4338Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.