- Date
- May 29, 1970
- Place
- Carrizo Sprgs, TX · CARRIZO SPRGS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6490FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0559 70/5/29 CARRIZO SPRGS,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 48 TOTAL TIME - 0055 N6490F PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIMMIT COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARRIZO SPRGS,TEX L0CAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/30/70. PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND INTO GRND ON NITE T/O. AREA UNLTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6490F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dimmit County
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