- Date
- September 9, 1969
- Place
- Lithia, FL · LITHIA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4144CMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3525 69/9/9 LITHIA,FLA MAULE M-4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR TIME - 1120 N4144C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALM,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD OVR CLRD FLD APRX 5-10FT ABV GRND.DRG CLB OVR PWR LINES,ACFT STRUCK WIRE ABT 50FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4144C
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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