- Date
- December 28, 1969
- Place
- Pierce, NE · PIERCE, NE
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9117CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3333 69/12/28 NR.PIERCE,NEBR CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 55, 300 TIME - 1400 N9117C PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIERCE,NEBR PIERCE,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HUNTING COYOTES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9117C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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