- Date
- September 21, 1967
- Place
- Henderson, NC · HENDERSON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5685ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0750 67/9/21 HENDERSON,NC CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1815 N5685E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 150 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 30 DEGREES, GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5685E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Henderson
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Other investigations on N5685E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI97LA135Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngola, INthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's selection of runway, and the misjudged landing flare.NTSB CHI90LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngola, INFailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, while landing in gusty/crosswind conditions. The adverse wind was a related factor.