- Date
- August 14, 1974
- Place
- Washington, MA · WASHINGTON, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3427JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740814026439A
- Case key
- 134510
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2326 74/8/14 WASHINGTON,MASS CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 157 TIME - 1000 N3427J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHBRIDGE,MASS PITTSFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- OWNERS MANUAL-APRX 2000FT NEEDED TO CLR 50FT OBSTICAL AT THIS DNSTY ALT AND TEMP.STRIP 1500FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3427J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Potts Strip
N3427JRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2012 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.