- Date
- July 21, 1975
- Place
- Melvin, TX · MELVIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N10940Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750721019069A
- Case key
- 149587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1624 75/7/21 MELVIN,TX CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1240 N10940 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRADY,TX AUSTIN,TX MELVIN,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- LND AT PARENTS RANCH DRG SOLO X-C. 2-3FT WEEDS IN FLD. UN CLR WIRES ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10940
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N10940 · 1
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