- Date
- January 20, 1977
- Place
- Langley, WA · LANGLEY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66043Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770120001659A
- Case key
- 156953
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0244 77/1/20 LANGLEY,WA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 302 TIME - 0830 N66043 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHIDBEY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANGLEY,WA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND GROUND FOG HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 32 180 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RUDDER GUST LOCK ENGAGED.ICE ON WINGS.OVERWEIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66043
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whidbey Airpark
N66043Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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