- Date
- April 21, 1969
- Place
- Opelika, AL · OPELIKA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1429FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1283 69/4/21 OPELIKA,ALA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 625 TIME - 1630 N1429F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES 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- L WING,AILERON DAMAGED BY IN FLT COLLISION WITH PINE TREE.LANDED AT ARPT,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1429F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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