- Date
- April 9, 1977
- Place
- Berlin, WI · BERLIN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23448Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770409007879A
- Case key
- 157594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0552 77/4/9 BERLIN,WI CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 230 TIME - 1500 N23448 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROKEN PROP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERLIN,WI HARTFORD,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PIC EST. WIND GUSTS TO 25-30K.WIND VARIABLE SE-SW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23448
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Broken Prop
N23448Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N23448 · 1
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