- Date
- April 18, 1971
- Place
- Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7249SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0358 71/4/18 MERIDIAN,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1835 N7249S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUSA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN SLIGHT DESCENT TO IMPACT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.16 GM PCT. NO ENG MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7249S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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