FTW68F0112

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Alexandria, LA · July 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1967
Place
Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7805ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115534

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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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3-2428  67/7/12    ALEXANDRIA,LA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7805Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUHLOW LAKE
        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
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO LANDING.90 DEGREE,5 KNOT,CROSSWIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N7805Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buhlow Lake

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.