- Date
- July 5, 1987, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Roseville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7933FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30690
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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.
In flight collision with object
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Low pass - performedFactor
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Witnesses rprtd the acft flew over a pvt strip at low alt, then it began climbing over rising, wooded terrain. Subsequently, the acft would not outclimb the terrain & it crashed into the treetops. No preimpact mechanical problem was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7933F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064033
- Airframe hours
- 5,177
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard C. Johnston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1987 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- N38 · Wellsboro, PA
- Destination
- Elmira, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 10 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
Other investigations on N7933F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.