- Date
- February 26, 1976
- Place
- Atglen, PA · ATGLEN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4467RCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760226004119A
- Case key
- 152677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0558 76/2/26 ATGLEN,PA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1258 N4467R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINELAND,NJ NEW LONDON,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MADE LOW PASS NEAR FACTORY,WAS LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOW DID NOT SEE TREES DIRECTLY AHEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4467R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.