FTW76DPM25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chelsea, OK · June 3, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1976
Place
Chelsea, OK · CHELSEA, OK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3579LCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760603013779A
Case key
153935

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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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3-1482   76/6/3    CHELSEA,OK          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1769
        TIME - 1945                    N3579L              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMHELLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    CHELSEA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ENPLANING PAX RAN INTO ROTATING PROPELLER.

Aircraft

Registration
N3579L
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Drumheller

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3579L · 1

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