SEA70F0129

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Spokane, WA · December 15, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1969
Place
Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N22640Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146763

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4674  69/12/15   SPOKANE,WASH        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1514                    N22640              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- SECOND LDG OF FIRST SOLO FLT. WAKE TURB FROM B-52 ON LOW PASS. TOWER HAD WARNED PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N22640
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Spokane Intl

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