- Date
- February 7, 1971
- Place
- Clinton, MS · CLINTON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3438DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159441
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0182 71/2/7 CLINTON,MISS CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1080 TIME - 1620 N3438D PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN BELL WILLIAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAYMOND,MISS LOCAL 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 TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT APPARENTLY INTENDED TO LND ON UNOPENED,PAVED SECTION OF HIWAY.WIRES CROSSED 90 DEG TO FLT PATH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3438D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- John Bell William
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