- Date
- November 2, 1971
- Place
- American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5895TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3929 71/11/2 AMERICAN FALLS,ID CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N5895T PX- 0 0 2 AERIAL SURVEY AGE 36, 2028 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 74 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IDAHO FALLS,IDAHO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINES CROSSING RIVER 40FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5895T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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