- Date
- December 2, 1972
- Place
- Reidsville, GA · REIDSVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6982SCessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4025 72/12/2 REIDSVILLE,GA CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 269 TIME - 1830 N6982S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REIDSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REIDSVILLE,GA AUGUSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF ON HIGHWAY-23.SAW CAR LIGHTS,LIFTED OFF,HIT TREES. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .16 %.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6982S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reidsville
N6982SRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.