DEN72AD041

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150L · Logan, UT · March 17, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 17, 1972
Place
Logan, UT · LOGAN, UT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5946JCessna A150L
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165370

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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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3-0112  72/3/17    LOGAN,UT            CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N5946J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 1540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN-CACHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOGAN,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HI SPEED IMPACT WITH GRND AT NITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5946J
Reported as
Cessna A150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Logan-Cache

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.