MKC73DCD37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Anita, IA · September 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1972
Place
Anita, IA · ANITA, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60302Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168262

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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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3-3569  72/9/13    ANITA,IOWA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 130
        TIME - 1000                    N60302              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANITA,IOWA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- VIEWING FLOOD DAMAGE FRM LOW ALT.

Aircraft

Registration
N60302
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.