UNK65X0680

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Red Rock, AZ · November 12, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1964
Place
Red Rock, AZ · RED ROCK, AZ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5940TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181607

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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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2-0659  64/11/12   RED ROCK ARIZ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600
        TIME - 1245                    N5940T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N5940T
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.