- Date
- February 16, 1970
- Place
- Meridianville, AL · MERIDIANVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4087NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0941 70/2/16 MERIDIANVILLE,ALA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 168 TIME - 1745 N4087N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CLAIR,MICH HUNTSVILLE,ALA 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 38 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 11 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEA. STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO LAND ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4087N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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