- Date
- March 21, 1972
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N60253Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1442 72/3/21 NR.MADERA,CALIF CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N60253 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO AIR TERMINAL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 3/21/72.RGT WING HIT TOP OF 20FT TREE ON KNOLL.ACFT HIT GND INVERTED 279FT PAST TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60253
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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