- Date
- July 26, 1974
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1733QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740726025099A
- Case key
- 134952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2585 74/7/26 ROCKFORD,ILL CESSNA 150L CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 60 TOTAL TIME - 2050 N1733Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES,CRASHED INTO HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1733Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cottonwood
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.