- Date
- February 23, 1970
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50949Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1031 70/2/23 NR.WENATCHEE,WASH CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N50949 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 541 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG. PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND TOO LOW,WAS COMMITTED TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50949
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N50949Registration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.