- Date
- July 14, 1972
- Place
- Milan, TN · MILAN, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2940JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2383 72/7/14 MILAN,TENN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 25 TOTAL TIME - 0953 N2940J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TIPTONVILLE,TENN MILAN,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES. SOLO X-C FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2940J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gibson County
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