- Date
- September 29, 1971
- Place
- Cloudcroft, NM · CLOUDCROFT, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8996SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3425 71/9/29 CLOUDCROFT,N MEX CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 43 TOTAL TIME - 0902 N8996S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOUDCROFT,N MEX CLOUDCROFT,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATMTD TO GAIN ALT WHILE FLYING UP A CANYON,COULD NOT OUTCLB RISING TRRN,AND COULD NOT TURN AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8996S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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