MIA75DLD17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Vero Beach, FL · September 6, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1974
Place
Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5152RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740906034839A
Case key
138883

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3228   74/9/6    VERO BEACH,FLA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1058
        TIME - 1000                    N5152R              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- BIRD NOT IDENTIFIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5152R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.