- Date
- October 28, 1978
- Place
- Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1811VCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781028036299A
- Case key
- 139080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3253 78/10/28 COVINGTON,TN CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4500 TIME - 1715 N1811V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OLIVE BRANCH,MS RETURN RIPLEY,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRECTING LENSES-NOT USED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- THIRD LOW PASS OVER DUCK BLIND.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 160MG%.UNCORR NR VISION 20/200.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1811V
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- 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.