CHI74DEI41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Elyria, OH · May 19, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1974
Place
Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5939GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740519024069A
Case key
125957

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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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3-2607  74/5/19    ELYRIA,OHIO         CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N5939G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORAIN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              ELYRIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNATTENDED DISC HARROW PARKED ABT 220FT L OF RWY EDGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5939G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lorain Co

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.