NTSB Identification: SEA87LA154.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 34393.
Accident occurred Tuesday, August 04, 1987 in AUSTIN, NV
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/25/1988
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N8771U
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PLT WAS FLYING UP A CANYON WHEN HE REALIZED THE CANYON WAS CLOSING & HE HAD NO WAY OF TURNING AROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES & WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE DENSITY ALT AT THE CRASH SITE WAS APRX 9800 FT.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..BLIND/BOX CANYON
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..RISING
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
Contributing Factors
OBJECT..TREE(S)
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