- Date
- September 11, 1969
- Place
- Lovelock, NV · LOVELOCK, NV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2716LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186951
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 69/9/11 NR.LOVELOCK,NEV CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 117 TIME - 2034 N2716L PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOVELOCK,NEV PROVO,UT SALT LAKE CITY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-9/12/69.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.08 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2716L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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