- Date
- December 10, 1981
- Place
- Venus, TX · VENUS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2894UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811210080139A
- Case key
- 122619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3564 81/12/10 NR.VENUS,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 274 TIME - 1725 N2894U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENUS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISC-NUMEROUS WASPS IN CABIN,WNG,ENG AREAS OF ACFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- CRASH IN L TURN NR RWY.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL .07PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2894U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
N2894URegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Cessna 172DAirframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 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.