- Date
- July 31, 1978
- Place
- Pevely, MO · PEVELY, MO
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734MHCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780731023129A
- Case key
- 202549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2161 78/7/31 PEVELY,MO CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N734MH PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTON,IL FESTUS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- MISTOOK DRAG STRIP FOR DESTINATION ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734MH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N734MHRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.