- Date
- November 9, 1969
- Place
- Esmond, IL · ESMOND, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N426RACessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3146 69/11/9 ESMOND,ILL CESSNA 150E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1720 N426RA PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOOMINGTON,ILL ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 43 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR CONTROLLED VFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N426RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N426RARegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2018 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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