FTW72AF057

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Post, TX · February 26, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 26, 1972
Place
Post, TX · POST, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6706FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165803

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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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3-0585  72/2/26    POST,TEX            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 8000
        TIME - 1500                    N6706F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POST-GARZA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POST,TEX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW CLOSE IN PATTERN FROM GO AROUND.HIT PHONE WIRES 30 FT AGL ABOUT 330 FT FROM RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6706F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Post-Garza County

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.