UNK64X3012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ducktown, TN · July 24, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1964
Place
Ducktown, TN · DUCKTOWN, TN
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7921ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182801

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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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3-2195  64/7/24    DUCKTOWN TENN       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N7921E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N7921E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.