- Date
- July 25, 1972
- Place
- Rantoul, KS · RANTOUL, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3868JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167558
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 72/7/25 RANTOUL,KANS CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 94 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N3868J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMPSEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANTOUL,KANS PAOLA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR LINES AND DECIDED TO HIT THEM SQUARE.HIT GRND,GR FAILED,NOSED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3868J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dempsey