- Date
- October 15, 1974
- Place
- Runnells, IA · RUNNELLS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1126YCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741015035949A
- Case key
- 143138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3579 74/10/15 RUNNELLS,IOWA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 65, TIME - 1650 N1126Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUNNELLS,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PWR LINE ALONG N END OF ARPT.PLT DOES NOT HOLD A CURRENT PLT CERTIFICATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1126Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eckman Field
N1126YRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2019 · Cessna 150BAirframe modelCessna 150BEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.