LAX69F0270

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Davis Monthn, AZ · January 16, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 16, 1969
Place
Davis Monthn, AZ · DAVIS MONTHN, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6858FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114416

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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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3-0819  69/1/16    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N6858F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS MONTHAN AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF AT RNWY INTERSECTION ABOUT 2 MIN AFTER DEPARTING C-130. WIND LT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6858F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Davis Monthan Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.