MKC71AK052

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Lees Summit, MO · April 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 24, 1971
Place
Lees Summit, MO · LEES SUMMIT, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6773SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160197

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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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3-0485  71/4/24    LEES SUMMIT,MO      CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1000
        TIME - 1002                    N6773S              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
          BUTLER,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT MAKE AT LEAST 10 LOW PASSES IN AREA. HIT POLE. PARTS OF ACFT AND POLE STRUCK BLDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6773S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
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.