- Date
- February 7, 1976
- Place
- Ft Bragg, CA · FT BRAGG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2868LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760207001129A
- Case key
- 152381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0158 76/2/7 FT BRAGG,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 32 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N2868L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UKIAH,CA RETURN KLAMATH FALLS,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BECAME LOST. HIT GUY WIRE WHILE LDG ON HIWAY. ABT 18 GALS FUEL FOUND IN TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2868L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- 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.