- Date
- October 9, 1974
- Place
- Sterling, VA · STERLING, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10093Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741009033729A
- Case key
- 141045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3277 74/10/9 STERLING,VA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N10093 PX- 0 1 0 PRACTICE AGE 30, 2607 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STEEL BOAT MOORING CABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10093
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- 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.