CHI70F0387

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lebanon, KY · December 8, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1969
Place
Lebanon, KY · LEBANON, KY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3669JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148708

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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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3-3222   69/12/8   LEBANON,KY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N3669J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARDSTOWN,KY                LEBANON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBSERVERS AT THE SCENE SAID IT WAS QUITE DARK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3669J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lebanon

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.