DEN7LFQD04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lordsburg, NM · August 3, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1975
Place
Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N50651Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750803021979A
Case key
149439

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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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3-1923   75/8/3    LORDSBURG,NM        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N50651              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORDSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORDSBURG,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER

Aircraft

Registration
N50651
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lordsburg Muni

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Other investigations on N50651 · 1

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