- Date
- June 15, 1969
- Place
- Falls Creek, PA · FALLS CREEK, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6214RCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2869 69/6/15 FALLS CREEK,PA CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 298 TIME - 1707 N6214R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA CLARION,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- T/O,UN VFR,CLBD TO TOP OVC 10500FT.CRCD DWN THRU HOLE.LNDD FARM FLD,HIT DITCH HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6214R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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