CHI72AC038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Aberdeen, OH · October 12, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 12, 1971
Place
Aberdeen, OH · ABERDEEN, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N23477Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163912

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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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3-3448  71/10/12   ABERDEEN,OHIO       CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N23477              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DURG LOW PASS,HDD INTO SUN,ACFT IMPCTD WIRES ON UPSLOPING TRRN.

Aircraft

Registration
N23477
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.