FTW75FRJ27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Rusk, TX · March 31, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1975
Place
Rusk, TX · RUSK, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5846GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750331008289A
Case key
148185

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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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3-0857  75/3/31    RUSK,TX             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2240
        TIME - 1530                    N5846G              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 840 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ARTHUR,TX              GLADEWATER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N5846G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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