DEN65F0063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Phoenix, AZ · April 14, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1965
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4544UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179084

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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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3-0722  65/4/14    PHOENIX ARIZ        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0840                    N4544U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N4544U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deer Valley

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.