- Date
- May 3, 1973
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29668Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730503009209A
- Case key
- 190711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1060 73/5/3 CLARKSDALE,MISS CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N29668 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 37, 634 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 46 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTERS DUSTING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,LA MARKS,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT REMARKS- UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY UNDER.L WING HIT LWR STRAND.MISTOOK STRIP FOR OTR FLD PRIOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29668
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Planters Dusting
N29668Registration cancelled Mar 9, 2021 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.