- Date
- August 14, 1966
- Place
- Dillwyn, VA · DILLWYN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8147SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2117 66/8/14 DILLWYN VA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N8147S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FARM FIELD AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8147S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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