- Date
- May 8, 1970
- Place
- Blacksburg, VA · BLACKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8737GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122879
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2150 70/5/8 BLACKSBURG,VA CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 14 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N8737G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - V.P.I. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACKSBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- DMGD WGS AND TAIL. SECOND SOLO FLT. WIND LT/VBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8737G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- V.P.I.
N8737GRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2006 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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