- Date
- December 24, 1980
- Place
- Woolwine, VA · WOOLWINE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6559GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801224078079A
- Case key
- 127686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3524 80/12/24 NR.WOOLWINE,VA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N6559G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOOLWINE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT & WITNESS STATED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6559G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush
N6559GRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N6559G · 1
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