LAX81DUJ82

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Pearce, AZ · August 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1981
Place
Pearce, AZ · PEARCE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714SJCessna 150M
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810803050589A
Case key
124473

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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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3-2266   81/8/3    PEARCE,AZ           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 54,
        TIME - 0830                    N714SJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSITES AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARCE,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD WTR AT LOW SPOT ON STRIP NR APCH END,THEN VEERED RGT & HIT MESQUITE BUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N714SJ
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunsites Airstrip

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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.