- Date
- March 8, 1972
- Place
- Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8150UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0105 72/3/8 SIOUX FALLS,S DAK CESSNA 172F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 136 TIME - 1916 N8150U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EMMETSBURG,IOWA SIOUX FALLS,S DAK FAIRMONT,MINN 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABT 60FT AGL,LOCATED 1-1/2MI SHORT OF RWY,NITE APCH.NO NITE TIME LAST 90DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8150U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Joe Foss Field
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