ANC80FA054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Dillingham, AK · June 15, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1980
Place
Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5909GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800615029289A
Case key
130999

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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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3-1525  80/6/15  NR.DILLINGHAM,AK      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5909G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               KING SALMON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        REMARKS- OWNER AWARE PLT HAD NOT FLOWN IN AK & HAD NO IP CK-OUT.FUEL TKS NOT VIS CKD.PLT'S BODY FD IN BAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5909G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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