- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Holly Sprngs, MS · HOLLY SPRNGS, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5573QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2896 71/7/31 HOLLY SPRNGS,MISS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2100 TIME - 1400 N5573Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SURVEYING AREA FOR FUTURE LDG STRIP.HIT CABLE STRUNG ACRSS CLRNG,30FT AGL.RETD,LNDD W/O FRTHR DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5573Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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