- Date
- June 8, 1981
- Place
- New Virginia, IA · NEW VIRGINIA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9375HCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1438 81/6/8 NEW VIRGINIA,IA CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1240 N9375H PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 42, 3350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS WATERLOO,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- WITNESSES SAN 2 ACFT FLYING AT VERY LOW ALT,ONE FLEW INTO CABLES CROSSING HWY 30FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9375H
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9375HRegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Cessna 182RAirframe modelCessna 182REngine modelContinental O-470 series
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