CHI73FLQ05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Franklin, KY · July 24, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1972
Place
Franklin, KY · FRANKLIN, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8864GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167519

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2548  72/7/24    FRANKLIN,KY         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N8864G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DURG APPROACH PLT DISTRACTED BY TRACTOR ON SOD RWY UNTIL LAST MIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8864G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moore Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.