- Date
- December 14, 1976
- Place
- Middlesboro, KY · MIDDLESBORO, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7244MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761214040119A
- Case key
- 156209
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3708 76/12/14 MIDDLESBORO,KY CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 461 TIME - 1130 N7244M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 407 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLESBORO BELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLESBORO,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7244M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Middlesboro Bell
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.