- Date
- April 22, 1978
- Place
- Benoit, MS · BENOIT, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2304UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780422011799A
- Case key
- 142240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0853 78/4/22 NR.BENOIT,MS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 581 TIME - 1720 N2304U PX- 1 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHOMEY PLANTATIO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENOIT,MS CARLISLE,AR 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW PASS AFTR TKOF.HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2304U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dahomey Plantatio
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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