CHI72AC082

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kellyville, OK · April 12, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1972
Place
Kellyville, OK · KELLYVILLE, OK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60311Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117353

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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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3-0977  72/4/12    KELLYVILLE,OKLA     CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1001                    N60311              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 47, 16924 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3462 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      98
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS IN STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT.ROLLED INVERTED,NSE DROPPED,CRASHED.WIND GUSTING 26K.

Aircraft

Registration
N60311
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.