- Date
- July 9, 1978
- Place
- Turtle Lake, ND · TURTLE LAKE, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8126TCessna 175B
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780709027299A
- Case key
- 140810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2324 78/7/9 TURTLE LAKE,ND CESSNA 175B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 251 TIME - 1555 N8126T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MERCER,ND MERCER,ND MINOT,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8126T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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