- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- Vicksburg, MS · VICKSBURG, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72504Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790929037019A
- Case key
- 79608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3086 79/9/29 NR.VICKSBURG,MS CESSNA 120 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1484 TIME - 1234 N72504 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINDS CO SAFETY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VICKSBURG,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- PIC HAD ATHEROSCLEROTIC SEVERE HEART DISEASE AND WAS UNDER MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72504
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hinds Co Safety
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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.