- Date
- October 27, 1971
- Place
- Penacook, NH · PENACOOK, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8480SCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3896 71/10/27 PENACOOK,NH CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 163 TIME - 1030 N8480S PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,NH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE L CLBG TURN,R WNG HIT CHURCH STEEPLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8480S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8480SRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cessna 182HAirframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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