- Date
- October 29, 1968
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7945FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3789 68/10/29 VISALIA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N7945F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE BEHIND 4 ENG ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7945F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Visalia
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