- Date
- April 30, 1970
- Place
- Punxsutawney, PA · PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6214RCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0732 70/4/30 PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N6214R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1505 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 265 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNXSUTAWNEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUNXSUTAWNEY,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 78 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT DEMONSTRATED SHORT FLD T/O. USED INSUFFICIENT RWY FOR CONDITIONS OF WIND AND TEMP. HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6214R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Punxsutawney
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