- Date
- July 6, 1975
- Place
- Venus, FL · VENUS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7188GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750706022189A
- Case key
- 149994
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2871 75/7/6 VENUS,FL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2040 TIME - 1400 N7188G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKEECHOBEE,FL VENUS,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRAGGING RD BFR LNDG.FLAPS 30 DEG A/S 80 MPH,PLT SAW OLD PWR LINES AT LAST MIN ATMTD FLY UNDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7188G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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