- Date
- October 19, 1973
- Place
- San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5580GCessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731019032109A
- Case key
- 188532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2882 73/10/19 SAN ANTONIO,TEX CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2100 N5580G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 1692 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KARDYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TEX SAN ANTONIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RAIN WATER ERODED DITCH ON R EDGE OF RWY.ARPT NOT EQPD WITH RWY OR VASI LTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5580G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kardys
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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.
Other investigations on N5580G · 2
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