- Date
- June 26, 1969
- Place
- Walterboro, SC · WALTERBORO, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N76115Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3009 69/6/26 WALTERBORO,SC CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 485 TIME - 1730 N76115 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALTERBORO,SC WALTERBORO,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HIGH CHT AND LOW OIL PRESSURE.ATTEMPTED LDG ON CLOSED PORTION OF HIGHWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76115
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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