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Cessna A150K N5901J

6 December 1970 · San Jose, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 December 1970 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna A150K registered N5901J, operated by Reid Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Jose, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna A150K
Registration
N5901J
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Reid Aviation
Operating rule
Flying School
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2274

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DID NOT FOLLOW SPECIAL VFR DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS, ENTERED CLOUDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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