- Date
- July 19, 1979
- Place
- Marianna, FL · MARIANNA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20456Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790719018239A
- Case key
- 134167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2394 79/7/19 MARIANNA,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1897 TIME - 0805 N20456 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARIANNA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.AERIAL APPLICATION OF WASP LARVAE IN A SOY BEAN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20456
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N20456Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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