- Date
- November 24, 1976
- Place
- Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8778UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761124039469A
- Case key
- 156596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3892 76/11/24 DECATUR,IL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 56, 113 TIME - 1615 N8778U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DECATUR,IL DECATUR,IL BLOOMINGTON,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- PLT HAS MAJORITY OF TIME IN ROTORCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Decatur
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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.