- Date
- November 13, 1973
- Place
- Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8209SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731113036199A
- Case key
- 188171
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3338 73/11/13 STURGIS,S DAK CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 327 TIME - 1558 N8209S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPITOL,MONT STURGIS,S DAK 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED IN FARM YARD.ACFT DESCRIBED AS BEING IN SHALLOW DIVE ATTITUDE OVR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8209S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.