- Date
- July 15, 1972
- Place
- Branson, MO · BRANSON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3474TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2208 72/7/15 NR.BRANSON,MO CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4140 TIME - 1215 N3474T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POCAHONTAS,ARK TULSA,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- R WG AND R STAB SEPARATED. PERSONS ON GND SAW ACFT DESCEND FROM OVERCAST AFT BREAKUP OCRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3474T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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