MKC69D0423

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Irwin, IA · April 27, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1969
Place
Irwin, IA · IRWIN, IA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60064Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189933

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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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3-1193  69/4/27    IRWIN,IOWA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 478
        TIME - 0925                    N60064              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW LEVEL FLT TO AVOID KNOWN HIGH WINDS ALOFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N60064
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.