- Date
- June 29, 1975
- Place
- California, KY · CALIFORNIA, KY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9288ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750629026589A
- Case key
- 150114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 75/6/29 CALIFORNIA,KY CESSNA 170A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 196 TIME - 1525 N9288A PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENTOR,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD DOING REPEATED STEEP DIVES AND PULLUPS AT TREE TOP HEIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9288A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9288ARegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N9288A · 1
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