- Date
- April 17, 1976
- Place
- Bushkill, PA · BUSHKILL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N60445Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760417007549A
- Case key
- 152970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0720 76/4/17 BUSHKILL,PA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 430 TIME - 1845 N60445 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FIRE PATROL.DESCENDED TO OBSERVE FOREST FIRE,STRUCK WIRES DRG CLIMB OUT.DUSK LIGHT CONDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60445
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N60445 · 1
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