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SEA74DYG21

1973-12-02 · PRIEST RIVER, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N7711E

Make / Model
CESSNA 150
Year of manufacture
1959 · 14 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19590703
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA6F3E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA 150 · N7711E
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
PRIEST RIVER MUNI
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
OVERCAST
Temp
32° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000017511
Total time
3,252 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
657
Age
39

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

6 OZ WATER PREFLT.1 PINT DRAINED AFTR ACCIDENT.

Investigator remarks

ACFT SAT 3 WKS WITH TANKS HALF-FULL.PLT DRAINED

Cause factors

  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 88/C/87 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WATER IN FUEL Cause
  • 83/B/I B
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3732. Source file NTSB_1973_3_3732.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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