FTW66F0363

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · El Paso, TX · November 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1965
Place
El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3039JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175087

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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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3-3072   65/11/5   EL PASO TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1053                    N3039J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY FOLLOWING LANDING OF A JET AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3039J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Paso

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