- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65542Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820037859A
- Case key
- 139314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3442 78/8/20 PARKER,AZ CESSNA 152 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 597 TIME - 1700 N65542 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BULLHEAD CITY,AZ PARKER,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65542
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N65542Registration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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