- Date
- February 22, 1981
- Place
- Princeton, MA · PRINCETON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6975FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810222004799A
- Case key
- 126903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0419 81/2/22 PRINCETON,MA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N6975F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 63, 7728 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1563 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANIELSON,CT FITCHBURG,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6975F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6975FRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine 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.