DEN76DQD31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 15OJ · Silver City, NM · August 1, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1976
Place
Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N50651Cessna 15OJ
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760801021319A
Case key
155001

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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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3-2082   76/8/1    SILVER CITY,NM      CESSNA 15OJ         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N50651              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SILVER CITY,NM              SILVER CITY,NM               SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 4HR SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N50651
Reported as
Cessna 15OJ
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Turner Ridgeport

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N50651 · 1

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