MIA72FLT12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Yorkville, TN · February 28, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1972
Place
Yorkville, TN · YORKVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6532FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165410

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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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3-0060  72/2/28    YORKVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1410                    N6532F              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YORKVILLE,TENN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD FLYNG LOW OVER HOUSE,HIT PWR LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6532F
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.