- Date
- March 26, 1980
- Place
- Apison, TN · APISON, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4896HCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800326010339A
- Case key
- 131983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0810 80/3/26 APISON,TN CESSNA 152 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 700 TIME - 1840 N4896H PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGEDALE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES NR RELATIVES HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4896H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Collegedale
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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