- Date
- October 8, 1979
- Place
- Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6649TCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791008026339A
- Case key
- 133359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2458 79/10/8 NR.RITZVILLE,WA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 133 TIME - 1230 N6649T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PULLMAN,WA RITZVILLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6649T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6649TRegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · Cessna 150AAirframe modelCessna 150AEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.