- Date
- March 18, 1976
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ · GILA BEND, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2923FCessna 182J
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760318007829A
- Case key
- 153248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0467 76/3/18 NR.GILA BEND,AZ CESSNA 182J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 929 TIME - 1722 N2923F PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ SAN DIEGO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 55FT AGL. RECOVERY DATE 3/19/76.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2923F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.