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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A150K · Pueblo, CO · February 22, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 22, 1973
Place
Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8476MCessna A150K
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730222010539A
Case key
170679

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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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3-0754  73/2/22    PUEBLO,COLO         CESSNA A150K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1733                    N8476M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        REMARKS- PLT CLRD TO LND RWY 7R,LINED UP WITH 7L.B-727 MADE APCH TO 7L PRIOR.TWR DIDNT WARN PLT ABOUT B-727

Aircraft

Registration
N8476M
Reported as
Cessna A150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pueblo Memorial

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.