UNK65X1406

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pearland, TX · February 7, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1965
Place
Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7779ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180497

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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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2-0051   65/2/7    PEARLAND TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N7779E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 8317 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1090 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -        00050Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N7779E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
00050z

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.