- Date
- April 15, 1972
- Place
- Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5532TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0166 72/4/15 HESPERIA,CALIF CESSNA 172E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1011 TIME - 1325 N5532T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 966 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA TROUT FA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HESPERIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM UNIMPROVED STRIP CROSSED BY 2 SETS OF PWR LINES ABOUT 28 FT AGL.PROPERLY MARKED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5532T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hesperia Trout Fa
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