19741113043619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Santa Maria, CA · November 13, 1974

Date
November 13, 1974
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Airport
Santa Maria
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3026X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX75AL026
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total202 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off in near zero zero cond. Recovery date 11/15/74. Rwy lts notamed inop date of accdt.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO ZERO COND. RECOVERY DATE 11/15/74. RWY LTS NOTAMED INOP DATE OF ACCDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.