FTW66F0141

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Whitney, TX · June 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1965
Place
Whitney, TX · WHITNEY, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5735ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177550

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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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3-1691  65/6/13    WHITNEY TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 106
        TIME - 1930                    N5735E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N5735E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage