- Date
- July 17, 1974
- Place
- Empire, NV · EMPIRE, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6280TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740717022809A
- Case key
- 128694
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2065 74/7/17 EMPIRE,NEV CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 120 TIME - 2000 N6280T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV EMPIRE,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 50FT HIGH POWER LINE ACROSS END OF RWY MARKED BY PLASTIC BALLS.DUSK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6280T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Empire
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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.