- Date
- October 26, 1971
- Place
- Hartwell, GA · HARTWELL, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N75LCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164131
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4099 71/10/26 HARTWELL,GA CESSNA 180H CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N75L PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 27, 2950 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMBLEE,GA 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT KNOWN PWR LINES ABOUT 80 FT AGL PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75L
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fisher Farm
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