- Date
- September 5, 1969
- Place
- Smyrna, DE · SMYRNA, DE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8238FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3897 69/9/5 SMYRNA,DEL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N8238F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMYRNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMYRNA,DEL SMYRNA,DEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- STRUCK HANGAR. FIRST SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8238F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smyrna
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