MIA66F0381

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Baxley, GA · November 26, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1965
Place
Baxley, GA · BAXLEY, GA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9709TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174896

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0865  65/11/26   BAXLEY GA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1105                    N9709T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT DIED OF INJURIES 3 WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT.NOFAA PLT RECORDS.PRIV CERT REPT OF INSTRUCTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9709T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.