- Date
- January 6, 1971
- Place
- High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79116Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0133 71/1/6 HIGH SPRINGS,FLA CESSNA 172K CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1835 N79116 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 1132 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 377 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUDYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROSS CITY,FLA HIGH SPRINGS,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HIT UNLIGHTED PWR LINE APRX 60FT AGL ABT 1 1/4 MI BFR RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79116
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rudys
N79116Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.