DEN67D0009

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Meeker, CO · June 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1966
Place
Meeker, CO · MEEKER, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5658ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170871

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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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3-1787  66/6/23    MEEKER COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 297
        TIME - 1015                    N5658E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM HIGHWAY, FLIGHT CONTINUED AFTER STRIKING WIRES, LANDED ON AIRPORT 20 MILES DISTANT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5658E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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