- Date
- May 16, 1971
- Place
- Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8562GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1630 71/5/16 MONROEVILLE,PA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1732 N8562G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITT-MONROEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROEVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- 90DEG R X-WIND GUSTING 25K.FINAL APCH,DRIFTED L OF RWY HIT PWR LINES AND TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8562G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pitt-Monroeville
N8562GRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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