- Date
- July 31, 1968
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2261JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2626 68/7/31 MAYAGUEZ,PR CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N2261J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE 10K,GUSTING. ACFT STRUCK STEEL POLES. SOLO X-C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2261J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mayaguez
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