FTW69A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Placedo, TX · April 8, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 8, 1969
Place
Placedo, TX · PLACEDO, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2555JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188883

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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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3-1042   69/4/8    PLACEDO,TEX         CESSNA 150E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 134
        TIME - 0845                    N2555J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- CORONARY OCCLUSION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2555J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.