- Date
- February 20, 1979
- Place
- Bristol, TN · BRISTOL, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8555GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790220003329A
- Case key
- 137527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0585 79/2/20 BRISTOL,TN CESSNA 150F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 404 TIME - 1350 N8555G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABINGDON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- OBSERVED MAKING LO PASSES OVER FARM THEN LO PASSES/CHASING DUCKS OVER LK.WHLS HIT WATER,NOSED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8555G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8555GRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8555G · 1
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