- Date
- February 20, 1971
- Place
- Chatom, AL · CHATOM, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5951JCessna A150L
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0227 71/2/20 CHATOM,ALA CESSNA A150L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N5951J PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATOM,ALA JACKSON,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT AND HER HUSBAND OBS BUZZING FRIENDS HOUSE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.13 PCT,PAX WAS 0.15 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5951J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chatom
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