ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358802
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 1995 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N66727 |
| MSN: | 15076236 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4191 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meachem, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pendleton, OR (KPDT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT DURING A COURSE REVERSAL WHILE OVERFLYING MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF AIRSPEED. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED TREE TOP LEVEL THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND 'BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT [SIC] WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND AND THE PLANE CART-WHEELED, WHILE SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO THE TREES.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA132
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1988 | N66727 | H. Roger Cards | 0 | Fox, OR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 18:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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