- Date
- September 1, 1968
- Place
- Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5359RCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2951 68/9/1 CLEWISTON,FLA CESSNA 172F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N5359R PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2934 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. 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 REMARKS- STRUCK 45 FT HIGH LAMP POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5359R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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