- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Wimberley, TX · WIMBERLEY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7273SCessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1521 71/5/2 WIMBERLEY,TEX CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1820 N7273S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WIMBERLEY,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- 3RD PASS AT 40FT,L WING HIT TREE ON PULL-UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7273S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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