- Date
- February 19, 1972
- Place
- Williamson, WV · WILLIAMSON, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7870FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165551
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1166 72/2/19 WILLIAMSON,W VA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2215 N7870F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 1429 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1033 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINGO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEDALIA,MO GRUNDY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LNDD ON HWY,HIT PWR POLE AVOIDING AUTO.BATTERY TRML FOUND DISCONNECTED,GENERATOR SYS MALFUNCTIONED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7870F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mingo County
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