- Date
- May 22, 1975
- Place
- Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7230XCessna 150A
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750522012069A
- Case key
- 148563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0941 75/5/22 KINGSBURG,CA CESSNA 150A CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 68 TOTAL TIME - 0915 N7230X PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REEDLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE POLE 14FT AGL. ALSO HIT WALL & HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7230X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.