- Date
- April 4, 1965
- Place
- Tishabee, AL · TISHABEE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7278MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0881 65/4/4 TISHABEE ALA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 578 TIME - 1630 N7278M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-LIGHTNING BURNED OFF RADIO ANTENNA. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PILOT CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE A/C DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7278M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7278MRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 series
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