- Date
- February 10, 1976
- Place
- Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2765UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760210003409A
- Case key
- 152907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0276 76/2/10 LEXINGTON,KY CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2157 N2765U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1259 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 530 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAPEL HILL,NC LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN A MALL PARKING LOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2765U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blue Grass
N2765URegistration cancelled Sep 21, 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.
Other investigations on N2765U · 1
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