- Date
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Rancocas, NJ · RANCOCAS, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3480JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730421010599A
- Case key
- 170515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0969 73/4/21 RANCOCAS,NJ CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 166 TIME - 2110 N3480J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNT HOLLY,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE 90FT AGL.OWNER OF ACFT STATED FLT WAS UNAUTHORIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3480J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.