- Date
- October 8, 1965
- Place
- Fulton, MO · FULTON, MO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1578YCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0828 65/10/8 FULTON,MO. CESSNA 172C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1725 N1578Y PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PILOT ADVISED LOW ON FUEL.MAKING STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH INTO BRIGHT SETTING SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1578Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fulton Municipal
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