- Date
- September 16, 1973
- Place
- Stephenville, TX · STEPHENVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1609QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730916030159A
- Case key
- 188607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2693 73/9/16 STEPHENVILLE,TEX CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N1609Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEPHENVILLE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- STDNT PLT TOT FLYNG TIME 9.6 HRS/1.5 SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1609Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clark Field
N1609QRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.