- Date
- November 6, 1966
- Place
- Scottsboro, AL · SCOTTSBORO, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8163FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0845 66/11/6 SCOTTSBORO ALA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 216 TIME - 1515 N8163F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBORO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOT STALLED ATTEMPTING TO AVOID 50 FOOT TREES 200 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8163F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Scottsboro
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