- Date
- December 20, 1975
- Place
- Lyndon, KS · LYNDON, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7789ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751220039519A
- Case key
- 151662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3771 75/12/20 LYNDON,KS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 146 TIME - 1835 N7789E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POMONA LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS LYNDON,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- NO LOGGED RECORD OF NIGHT FLYING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7789E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pomona Lake
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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.