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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Osage, IA · August 27, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 27, 1970
Place
Osage, IA · OSAGE, IA
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5933TCessna 150DN9912HBoeing B75N1
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116368

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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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3-1223  70/8/27    OSAGE,IOWA          BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 198
        TIME - 1840                    N9912H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSAGE,IOWA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   22
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. BOEING LANDED SAFELY. CESSNA CRASHED INTO HOUSE.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1223  70/8/27    OSAGE,IOWA          CESSNA 150D         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N5933T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSAGE,IOWA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
        REMARKS- C-150 FLEW WIDE DOWNWIND,LONG FINAL.BOEING MADE CLOSE-IN PATTERN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 94 MG PCT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5933T
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Osage

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.

Registration
N9912H
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Osage

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.