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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-50 · Rio Vista, CA · August 8, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Rio Vista, CA · RIO VISTA, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N63560Cessna T-50
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182687

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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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2-0702   64/8/8  NR.RIO VISTA CALIF    CESSNA T-50         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 149
        TIME - 1752                    N63560              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N63560
Reported as
Cessna T-50
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.