- Date
- April 15, 1973
- Place
- Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2268YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730415014279A
- Case key
- 170399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0610 73/4/15 KEY LARGO,FLA CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43, TIME - 1546 N2268Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1136 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT LARGO,FLA WEST PALM BEACH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT WIRES BUZZING MARINA. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .16 PCT. LAST KNOWN FLT RECORD 6/23/64.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2268Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.