- Date
- June 14, 1988, 08:05 local (12:05 UTC)
- Place
- Newnan, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7776FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880614021359A
- Case key
- 7775
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Analysis
After making a local flt, the student plt returned to the arpt, but drg the landing, the acft touched down abt 60' short of the rwy. Shortly after touching down, the nose gear sheared off. The acft then traveled abt 370 ft further before coming to rest beside the rwy. A post-impact fire erupted & the acft was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7776F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063876
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard G. Banks
- Registered owner
- Vernon L Bedford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- CCO · Newnan-Coweta County, runway 14, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 45 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7776F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.