MKC71FDM25

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 150K · Duluth, MN · September 9, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1970
Place
Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6388GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158810

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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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5-0031   70/9/9    DULUTH,MINN         CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0530                    N6388G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULUTH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVELTH, MINN                DULUTH,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WATCHING FUEL TRUCK. HIT LT POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6388G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Duluth Intl

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.