- Date
- March 26, 1973
- Place
- Decatur, TX · DECATUR, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1266QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730326005749A
- Case key
- 170442
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0548 73/3/26 DECATUR,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1255 N1266Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 1892 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT WORTH,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FINAL APCH SPEED IND 80MPH.SKID MARKS ON RWY ABT 200-250FT BFR ACFT SLID OFF THE END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1266Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Decatur
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.