- Date
- December 7, 1966
- Place
- Sunnyvale, CA · SUNNYVALE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5937TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119827
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4000 66/12/7 SUNNYVALE CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1835 N5937T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 5200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOFFETT NAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- PILOT MISJUDGED PERSISTENCY OF VORTEX TURBULENCE UNDER CALM/NO-WIND CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5937T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moffett Nas
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