- Date
- September 22, 1980
- Place
- Akin, IL · AKIN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N60771Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800922048549A
- Case key
- 128855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2094 80/9/22 NR.AKIN,IL CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1715 N60771 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON,IL CENTRALIA,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 76 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60771
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N60771Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N60771 · 1
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