- Date
- June 6, 1984, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Warren, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5737GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840606025179A
- Case key
- 35676
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Altitude deviation,uncontrolled
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Altitude - inadequateCause
Weather condition - mountain wave
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt stated that while crossing a mountain ridge a mountain wave was encounterd which resulted in a 1000 fpm sink rate. The plt stated this sink rate increased when a turn was made to parallel the ridge. The acft settled into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5737G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071237
- Airframe hours
- 4,020
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven J. Maynard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1984
- Departed
- 0B7 · Warren, VT
- Destination
- Pocona, PA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 23,000 total · 127 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.