- Date
- March 16, 1970
- Place
- Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6288SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1295 70/3/16 EUREKA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 208 TIME - 1330 N6288S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PALMER,ALAS PALMER,ALAS EUREKA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- LND ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE. GR BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST INTO DEEP SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6288S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eureka
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Other investigations on N6288S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlack River, AKThe pilot's improper in flight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain a proper altitude to clear the terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, and his lack of total experience in the type…NTSB ANC72DAG93Accident · No injuriesClosedPalmer, AK