- Date
- December 18, 1976
- Place
- Mifflintown, PA · MIFFLINTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N34328Cessna 177B
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761218038219A
- Case key
- 156204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3703 76/12/18 MIFFLINTOWN,PA CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 111 TIME - 1630 N34328 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLINTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD MIFFLINTOWN,PA 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 - SUNGLARE REMARKS- DRAGGED FIELD ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY,STRUCK WIND SOCK POLE,PILOT FACED INTO SETTING SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34328
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mifflintown
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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.