- Date
- December 12, 1972
- Place
- Biloxi, MS · BILOXI, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N8015BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3959 72/12/12 NR.BILOXI,MISS CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 964 TIME - UNK/NR N8015B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FLA NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- PLTS BODY RECOVERED ON ISLAND SHORE 12/29/72.ACFT DMG PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8015B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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