- Date
- August 23, 1972
- Place
- Menola, NC · MENOLA, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60110Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3178 72/8/23 MENOLA,NC CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1700 N60110 PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING 41, 4348 TOTAL HOURS, 39 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRI COUNTY ARPT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG STRUCK EMBANKMENT TRYING TO FLY UND WIRES NOT SEEN UNTIL TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60110
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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