FTW79DRD48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · New Roads, LA · August 9, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1979
Place
New Roads, LA · NEW ROADS, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N63342Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790809022339A
Case key
134822

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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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3-2195   79/8/9    NEW ROADS,LA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N63342              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALSE RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              NEW ROADS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N63342
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
False River

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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