- Date
- April 26, 1970
- Place
- Friedens, PA · FRIEDENS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90165Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1884 70/4/26 FRIEDENS,PA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N90165 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATE COLLEGE,PA FRIEDENS,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- SLIPPED ACFT TO LOSE ALT,T/D R WING LOW.APPLIED FULL PWR DRG GND LOOP.HIT PWR LINES 300YDS FRM RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90165
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset County
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