- Date
- November 2, 1980
- Place
- Spencer, WI · SPENCER, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6773GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801102061579A
- Case key
- 128404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2925 80/11/2 SPENCER,WI CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1540 N6773G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAU CLAIRE LAKES,WI MARSHFIELD,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- HIT TOP WIRE OF PWR LN AFTER ATMTG PRCTNRY LNDG IN OPEN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6773G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6773GRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6773G · 1
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