- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Biloxi, MS · BILOXI, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3004UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1442 71/8/7 BILOXI,MISS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3174 TIME - 1200 N3004U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA DESTIN,FLA MOBILE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG ON DRAG STRIP.ADDED PWR ABT 200FT AGL,PAX RTRCTD FLAPS.HIT PWR LINES ABT 50FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3004U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage