Cessna 150 N8991U
6 March 1978 · Eureka, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8991U, operated by Redwoods Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Eureka, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eureka, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Murray Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N8991U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Redwoods Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0339
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
MISHAP OCCURRED WHILE OBSERVING & PHOTOGRAPHING WHALES AT LOW ALTITUDE & AIRSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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