- Date
- April 7, 1978
- Place
- Miles City, FL · MILES CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6886ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780407029089A
- Case key
- 142011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1731 78/4/7 NR.MILES CITY,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1067 TIME - UNK/NR N6886A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 894 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAKENASSEE HOLW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLYWOOD,FL MILES CITY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6886A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quakenassee Holw
N6886ARegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6886A · 1
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