- Date
- October 11, 1969
- Place
- Swannanoa, NC · SWANNANOA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6690SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4137 69/10/11 SWANNANOA,NC CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41, TIME - 1730 N6690S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 156 TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC ASHEVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- FLT OFF COURSE DUE CLDS,PLT DECIDED TO LND WHEN GAS GAUGES DROPPED TO EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6690S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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