- Date
- October 14, 1979
- Place
- Alexander City, AL · ALEXANDER CITY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N609CWCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791014030079A
- Case key
- 133341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3723 79/10/14 ALEXANDER CITY,AL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39, TIME - UNK/NR N609CW PX- 0 0 1 OTHER 70 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLANTON,AL ALEXANDER CITY,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN ON 10/13/79 OR 10/14/79.DATE OF ACDNT PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609CW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Russell Co
N609CWRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N609CW · 1
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