- Date
- January 15, 1975
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6095Cessna R172E
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750115003359A
- Case key
- 147446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0200 75/1/15 NR.HUNTSVILLE,AL CESSNA R172E CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 110 TIME - 1233 N6095 PX- 1 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- HIT STEEL CABLE SPANNING RIVER.FILED MILITARY LCL FLT PLAN.BOTH OCCUPANTS DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6095
- Reported as
- Cessna R172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6095 · 1
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