- Date
- August 25, 1972
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3045JCessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3330 72/8/25 WATERFORD,CONN CESSNA 150J CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 358 TIME - 1245 N3045J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MASS E HAMPTON,LI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - LOW CEILING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 73 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLT UNDER FOG BANK.UN CLEAR WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3045J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3045JRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2009 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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