- Date
- September 12, 1977
- Place
- Springtown, TX · SPRINGTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6240TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770912030779A
- Case key
- 158641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2881 77/9/12 NR.SPRINGTOWN,TX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 50, UNK/NR TIME - 1723 N6240T PX- 0 1 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEZER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGTOWN,TX ARTESIA,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PAX FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE,APPREHENSIVE ABOUT RIDING IN A SMALL PLANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6240T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kezer
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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