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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Bloomington, IL · April 9, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1976
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7522GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report May 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760409009279A
Case key
153081

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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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3-0665   76/4/9    BLOOMINGTON,IL      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1136                    N7522G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTN-WARREN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,IL                  RETURN                       BLOOMINGTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7522G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bloomingtn-Warren

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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.