- Date
- December 24, 1971
- Place
- Oneonta, AL · ONEONTA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7856UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164895
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4179 71/12/24 ONEONTA,ALA CESSNA 172F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 20 TOTAL TIME - 2330 N7856U PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBBINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONEONTA,ALA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO RCRDD NGT FLT.HIT TREES ABT 1MI BFR THRESHOLD RWY 24.PAX STATED HE AND PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7856U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Robbins
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