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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150C · El Dorado, AR · March 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1972
Place
El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4496UCessna 150C
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166506

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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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3-1112  72/3/25    EL DORADO,ARK       CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 193
        TIME - 1820                    N4496U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL DORADO DOWNTOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,ARK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A PILE OF GRAVEL ABOUT 300FT FROM UPWIND END OF RWY,NOSED OVR INVERTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4496U
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Dorado Downtow

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.