- Date
- November 22, 1981
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6696TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811122080319A
- Case key
- 123260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2546 81/11/22 NR.LAS CRUCES,NM CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 585 TIME - 1500 N6696T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS CRUCES,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 84 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- OFF ARPT OPN.WND GSTG 20KTS.BFR TCHDWN ON DESERT ROAD,ENCTRD GST,R WING TIP STRUCK YUCCA CACTUS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6696T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6696TRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2013 · Cessna 150AAirframe modelCessna 150AEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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