- Date
- November 15, 1980
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76151Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801115070159A
- Case key
- 128604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2859 80/11/15 STOCKBRIDGE,GA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2353 N76151 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 40, 12065 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JONESBORO,GA WASHINGTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- AFT ELECTRICAL FAILURE PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLT,WX DETERIORATED,ATTMPTD LNDG ON INTERSTATE HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76151
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N76151 · 1
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