- Date
- May 20, 1980
- Place
- Camden, AL · CAMDEN, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7017SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131159
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0602 80/5/20 CAMDEN,AL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1317 TIME - 1855 N7017S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMOPOLIS,AL MONTGOMERY,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LOW ON FUEL APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ROAD.WING STRUCK ROAD SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7017S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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