DEN81FA040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hot Srings, SD · June 9, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 9, 1981
Place
Hot Srings, SD · HOT SRINGS, SD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N41188Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810609031999A
Case key
126092

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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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3-1117   81/6/9  NR.HOT SRINGS,SD      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 400
        TIME - 0430                    N41188              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOT SRINGS,SD                LARAMIE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBSCD.

Aircraft

Registration
N41188
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hot Springs

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