- Date
- October 14, 1973
- Place
- Bridgeport, TX · BRIDGEPORT, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3657JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731014035059A
- Case key
- 188298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3192 73/10/14 BRIDGEPORT,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 56 TOTAL TIME - 2245 N3657J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH,TEX BRIDGEPORT,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- T/D ABT 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RWY STRUCK A TERRACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3657J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bridgeport Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3657J · 1
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