- Date
- March 24, 1972
- Place
- Greencastle, IN · GREENCASTLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4140UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1208 72/3/24 GREENCASTLE,IND CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 276 TIME - 1840 N4140U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDRICKS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENCASTLE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- HIT LINES 25FT HIGH LOCATED APCH END PVT STRIP. PRACT PWR-OFF LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4140U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hendricks Strip
N4140URegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Cessna 150DAirframe modelCessna 150DEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.