- Date
- April 24, 1977
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3976UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770424011999A
- Case key
- 158300
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1046 77/4/24 ABILENE,TX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 72 TOTAL TIME - 2055 N3976U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- IMPROPER USE OF CARB HEAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3976U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elmdale
N3976URegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine 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.