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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wray, CO · March 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1964
Place
Wray, CO · WRAY, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6688TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184505

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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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3-0706  64/3/26    WRAY COLO           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N6688T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRAY CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          DUST                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- VISIBILITY RESTRICTED BY DUST

Aircraft

Registration
N6688T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wray City

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