- Date
- February 4, 1974
- Place
- Wharton, TX · WHARTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6023JCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740204002079A
- Case key
- 187213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0082 74/2/4 WHARTON,TEX CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1715 N6023J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHARTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHARTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- STDNT PLT ON 2ND SOLO FLT. HIT FENCE 450 FT L OF RWY CNTRLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6023J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wharton
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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.