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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bessemer City, NC · July 25, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1976
Place
Bessemer City, NC · BESSEMER CITY, NC
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9194UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760725020869A
Case key
154843

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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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3-2000  76/7/25    BESSEMER CITY,NC    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9194U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTONIA,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLT ABT 50 FT ABV THE GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N9194U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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