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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Clarksville, TN · June 16, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 16, 1964
Place
Clarksville, TN · CLARKSVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7207MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183527

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0243  64/6/16    CLARKSVILLE TENN    CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 179
        TIME - 1700                    N7207M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N7207M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.