- Date
- August 12, 1979
- Place
- Richmond, IN · RICHMOND, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N714MCCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790812020569A
- Case key
- 134644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2238 79/8/12 RICHMOND,IN CESSNA 150M CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 68, 63 TOTAL TIME - 2100 N714MC PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BROOKVILLE,OH BROOKVILLE,OH AUBURN,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL APPROACHING DARKNESS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714MC
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N714MC · 1
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