- Date
- August 30, 1967
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8621UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114582
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1096 67/8/30 CHESTERFIELD,MO CESSNA 172F CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N8621U PX- 1 1 0 DUAL AGE 33, 307 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 143 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST.LUIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- STRUCK 40 FT POWER LINES 1000 FT FROM RNWY. POLES WERE NOT LIGHTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8621U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spirit Of St.Luis
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