- Date
- March 13, 1977
- Place
- Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N501CACessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770313005219A
- Case key
- 157165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0289 77/3/13 NR.HANFORD,CA. CESSNA 150M CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5470 TIME - 0552 N501CA PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANFORD,CA. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT ENGAGED IN FROST CONTROL OVER PEACH ORCHARD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501CA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N501CARegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.