- Date
- January 9, 1970
- Place
- Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79903Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0261 70/1/9 SALINA,KANS CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 358 TIME - 1700 N79903 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENNINGTON,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- NOSE GR CAUGHT PHONE WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79903
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip
N79903Registration cancelled May 18, 2010 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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