- Date
- August 14, 1974
- Place
- New River, AZ · NEW RIVER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5868GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740814027759A
- Case key
- 134973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2616 74/8/14 NR.NEW RIVER,ARIZ CESSNA 150K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5868G PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LK PLEASANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 105 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FLYING LOW & SLOW WITH REDUCED POWER & HIT HILL.DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 4700 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5868G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lk Pleasant
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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.