- Date
- March 1, 1979
- Place
- Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1701NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790301003929A
- Case key
- 137939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0273 79/3/1 NR.YAKIMA,WA CESSNA 140 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 236 TIME - 1515 N1701N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAKIMA,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1701N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1701NRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1701N · 1
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