- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- Finksburg, MD · FINKSBURG, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4538UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2381 71/7/5 FINKSBURG,MD CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N4538U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RESERVOIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FINKSBURG,MD LOCAL 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- PLT LNDD ACFT LONG,RAN OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4538U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reservoir
N4538URegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2021 · Cessna 150DAirframe modelCessna 150DEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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