FTW72FRD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Poplarville, MS · July 31, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1971
Place
Poplarville, MS · POPLARVILLE, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6654SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162377

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-2714  71/7/31    POPLARVILLE,MISS    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N6654S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOGALUSA,LA                 POPLARVILLE,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT KNOW FENCE WAS BEING BUILT ON S END OF LDG STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6654S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pvt Strip

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.