FTW79DPJ02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Tonkawa, OK · November 3, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1978
Place
Tonkawa, OK · TONKAWA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714WXCessna 152
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781103035899A
Case key
144022

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3282   78/11/3   TONKAWA,OK          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N714WX              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWELL-TONKAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONKAWA,OK                  TONKAWA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N714WX
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blackwell-Tonkawa

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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