MIA69A0006

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Woodbury, TN · July 31, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 31, 1968
Place
Woodbury, TN · WOODBURY, TN
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5631ECessna 150N5873ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108487

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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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3-3356  68/7/31    WOODBURY,TENN       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1637                    N5873E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- N5873E LANDED SAFELY AT NASHVILLE ARPT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3356  68/7/31    WOODBURY,TENN       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1637                    N5631E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5631E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Registration
N5873E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.