SEA79DYA28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Prairie, ID · September 3, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1979
Place
Prairie, ID · PRAIRIE, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N704BLCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134703

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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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3-1986   79/9/3    PRAIRIE,ID          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 400
        TIME - 0930                    N704BL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH'S PRIARIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    PRAIRIE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AFTER A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN VACANT FLD,PLT CHECKED ACFT & TOOK OFF.HIT ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N704BL
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smith'S Priarie

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.