DEN66A0072

NTSB accident investigation · Morrisey 2150A · Parker, AZ · April 3, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 3, 1966
Place
Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5143VMorrisey 2150A
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172386

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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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2-0252   66/4/3    PARKER ARIZ         MORRISEY 2150A      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N5143V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N5143V
Reported as
Morrisey 2150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.