- Date
- May 20, 1968
- Place
- Fillmore, CA · FILLMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8610GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1795 68/5/20 FILLMORE,CALIF CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N8610G PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALT TO CLEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE. WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON MTN SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8610G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8610GRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2021 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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