- Date
- April 3, 1976
- Place
- Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7779FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760403010629A
- Case key
- 153744
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1410 76/4/3 VAN WERT,OH CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N7779F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WAYNE,IN VAN WERT,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 16K.STRUCK DITCH WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES DRG GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7779F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Wert Muni
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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.