- Date
- March 17, 1974
- Place
- Gunnison, MS · GUNNISON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35469Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740317004489A
- Case key
- 186665
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0294 74/3/17 GUNNISON,MISS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3940 TIME - 1700 N35469 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNNISON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN JACKSON,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST ATMTD BACKTRACK TO LOCATE ARPT OR LANDMARK.DID NOT KEEP TRACK OF FLT TIME.FLT CLOCK HRS 3.9.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35469
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gunnison Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N35469 · 2
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NTSB ATL86FLT03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportMillington, TNThe acft collaped the nose lndg bear during a forced lndg after the engine failed during takeoff. During post ace eng exam the wires disconnected from the magneto switch. The wires were resting on the 'p' leads. The fastening screw found on the bottom of the…NTSB MIA71FKW42Accident · No injuriesClosedNew Tazewell, TN