MIA71FKJ48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Weaver, AL · April 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1971
Place
Weaver, AL · WEAVER, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6520SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161046

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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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3-1215   71/4/9    WEAVER,ALA          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 191
        TIME - 1800                    N6520S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEAVER,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- HIT GRADER STUCK IN MUD ADJACENT TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6520S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcminn

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.