- Date
- September 4, 1979
- Place
- Pinnacle, NC · PINNACLE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N738FRCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790904034599A
- Case key
- 134253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2881 79/9/4 PINNACLE,NC CESSNA 172N CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1907 N738FR PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINSTON-SALEM,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FRONT SEAT PSGR WAS FORMER AEROBATIC CHAMPION,CODEINE LVL 0.06MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738FR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N738FRRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.