- Date
- January 13, 1971
- Place
- Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79570Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0539 71/1/13 STATESBORO,GA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 800 TIME - 0030 N79570 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRTLE BEACH,SC STATESBORO,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS GROUND FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CRASHED DURG ATMTD GOARND AFT ENTERING GND FOG DURG VFR APCH AT NITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79570
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Statesboro
N79570Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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