FTW82FPD07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Electra, TX · December 5, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 5, 1981
Place
Electra, TX · ELECTRA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9443UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811205078489A
Case key
123276

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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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3-2568   81/12/5 NR.ELECTRA,TX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9443U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,OK                   FORT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- LNDD IN BULLDOZED PASTURE CVRD W HI WEEDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9443U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.