- Date
- December 17, 1977
- Place
- Dauphin Island, AL · DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6589TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771217042099A
- Case key
- 143835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4036 77/12/17 DAUPHIN ISLAND,AL CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 350 TIME - 0013 N6589T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAUPHIN ISLAND,AL PASCAGOULA,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT PLACARDED FOR DAY VFR ONLY,BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL .17 PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6589T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6589TRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Cessna 150Airframe modelCessna 150Engine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.