- Date
- August 1, 1970
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO · FORT COLLINS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N23381Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3315 70/8/1 FORT COLLINS,COLO CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 225 TIME - 1205 N23381 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELEY,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- OBSVD MAKING SEVERAL SWEEPS OVER BOATS,SKIERS.HIT 10 TELFON WIRES APRX 35FT AGL.ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23381
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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