- Date
- June 24, 1972
- Place
- Santee, SC · SANTEE, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7516XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166712
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0367 72/6/24 SANTEE,SC CESSNA 172B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 88 TOTAL TIME - 0924 N7516X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS AND WHEELS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGEBURG,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- L WING STRUCK TREES DRG L BANK AFTR 4TH PASS OVR GAS STATION,CRASHED INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7516X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wings And Wheels
N7516XRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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