CHI81FEI25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Wadsworth, OH · July 4, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1981
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N16168Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810704038199A
Case key
124894

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1494   81/7/4    WADSWORTH,OH        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N16168              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELTZIEN SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                WADSWORTH,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N16168
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weltzien Skypark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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