# NTSB MIA75AM044: Cessna R172E, N6095, Huntsville, AL, January 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1975
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM044

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6095-1975-04-10), registration cancelled 1975-04-10, S/N R172-0136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750115003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115003359A), Jan 15, 1975: Cessna R172E, Huntsville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit steel cable spanning river. Filed military LCL flt plan. Both occupants drowned.

## Other investigations on N6095 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW75FQG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG13), Jul 30, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N6095), Slaton, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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