- Date
- August 31, 1969
- Place
- Council Blfs, IA · COUNCIL BLFS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8547GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3826 69/8/31 NR.COUNCIL BLFS,1OWA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 88 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N8547G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NEBR CRESTON,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- BLUE SEAL PLT ON SPL VFR CLNC ENTERED IFR WX.BECAME DISORIENTED,DSNDED,LNDED FIRST AVAILABLE FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8547G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Council Bluffs
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