FTW71AF007

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Victoria, TX · August 22, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 22, 1970
Place
Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N50371Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112385

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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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3-1136  70/8/22    VICTORIA,TEX        CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 300
        TIME - 1745                    N50371              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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 - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PULL UP AFTER LOW PASS. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 344 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N50371
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Foster

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.