- Date
- August 20, 1965
- Place
- Indian Sprgs, NV · INDIAN SPRGS, NV
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3778SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0792 65/8/20 INDIAN SPRGS NEV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N3778S PX- 0 3 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3778S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3778SRegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2018 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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