- Date
- May 8, 1977
- Place
- Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3803RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770508010489A
- Case key
- 152468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0733 77/5/8 FALL RIVER,KS CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N3803R PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER,KS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DERBY,KS LOCAL FALL RIVER,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AIRPORT CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3803R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fall River,Ks
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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