- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Palmetto, GA · PALMETTO, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8323ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4511 71/9/6 PALMETTO,GA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 750 TIME - 1750 N8323A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.FULTON SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMETTO,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- HIT TREES ON LOW PASS,DMGD WGS. CONT FLT TO DEST. PLT UN MAKE SAFE LDG,HIT PWR LINES ON APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8323A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- So.Fulton Skyport
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