- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Place
- Mead, WA · MEAD, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5962ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760705019729A
- Case key
- 154276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1913 76/7/5 MEAD,WA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2230 N5962E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 560 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEHIKIN,WA MEAD,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- T/D 174YDS SHORT OF UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.HIT A GULLEY,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5962E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mead
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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.