- Date
- September 25, 1967
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3243JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3900 67/9/25 SANTA ROSA,CALIF CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 22 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N3243J PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CODDINGTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STUDENT ON UNAUTHORIZED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLT LETDOWN THROUGH OVERCAST TO LOCATE POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3243J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coddington
N3243JRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2019 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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