- Date
- December 13, 1969
- Place
- Poca, WV · POCA, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5662GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4673 69/12/13 POCA,W VA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 146 TIME - 1600 N5662G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLESTON,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FARM FLD,SHORT FLD LDG,DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS BFO T/O,UN CLB ABOVE TREES.ACFT MUSHED INTO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5662G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5662GRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2013 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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