- Date
- December 27, 1971
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78220Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3727 71/12/27 TUCSON,ARIZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 217 TIME - 1323 N78220 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LDG ON ROAD. HIT PHONE WIRES ABOUT 35 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78220
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed