- Date
- June 8, 1972
- Place
- Fort Hall, ID · FORT HALL, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6135ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2376 72/6/8 FORT HALL,ID CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 500 TIME - 0930 N6135E PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TREMENTON,UT FORT HALL,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A TWO LANE PAVED RD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6135E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pocatello
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