- Date
- September 2, 1972
- Place
- Danville, KY · DANVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5599ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3722 72/9/2 DANVILLE,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N5599E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE,GRASS 4IN TALL AND CLUMPS OF TALLER WEEDS. HAD LNDD TO CK FUEL DUE GAGE FLCTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5599E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage