- Date
- June 18, 1971
- Place
- Brainerd, MN · BRAINERD, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8271LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161963
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2091 71/6/18 BRAINERD,MINN CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 50, 800 TIME - 1945 N8271L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROW WING COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULUTH,MINN BRAINERD,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- SURVEYED RIVER FOR FLOATING LOGS PRIOR TO LDG,SPOTTED TWO.DID NOT SEE LOG STRUCK.RVR USED AS SPB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8271L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crow Wing County
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