- Date
- October 28, 1978
- Place
- Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N152CMAmateur Mini
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781028039079A
- Case key
- 137990
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4110 78/10/28 BESSEMER,AL AMATEUR MINI CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 270 TIME - 1615 N152CM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BESSEMER,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ALL METAL AMATEUR BUILT ACFT.EQUIPPED WI VOLKSWAGEN ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N152CM
- Reported as
- Amateur Mini
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.