- Date
- October 1, 1966
- Place
- Avery, ID · AVERY, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5812ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4181 66/10/1 AVERY ID CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 138 TIME - 0800 N5812E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PLT DID NOT PLAN FOR 35 KT HEADWINDS-ELECTED TO CRASH LAND IN WOODS BEFORE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5812E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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