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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Belhaven, NC · November 11, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1970
Place
Belhaven, NC · BELHAVEN, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N51269Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158933

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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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3-4156  70/11/11   BELHAVEN,NC         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N51269              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHERRY POINT,NC             RETURN                       BELHAVEN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO LDG ON MARGINAL FLD,GRASS ABOUT 3-4 INCHES HI.IP AUTH PLT TO LND THERE.

Aircraft

Registration
N51269
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Belhaven

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.