- Date
- August 11, 1968
- Place
- Griswold, IA · GRISWOLD, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53956Fairchild M-62
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2745 68/8/11 GRISWOLD,IOWA FAIRCHILD M-62 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1550 TIME - 1845 N53956 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES 30 FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53956
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N53956Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Fairchild M-62Airframe modelFairchild M-62Engine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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