FTW70F0334

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lampasas, TX · December 9, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1969
Place
Lampasas, TX · LAMPASAS, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5647ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144657

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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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3-4471   69/12/9   LAMPASAS,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 393
        TIME - 1910                    N5647E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMPASAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMPASAS,TEX                LAMPASAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- NITE T/O.DURING FIRST TURN PLT EXPERIENCED VERTIGO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5647E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lampasas

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.