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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Greensboro, NC · April 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1973
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6253TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730415008489A
Case key
170676

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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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3-0834  73/4/15    GREENSBORO,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N6253T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 945 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            514 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LIBERTY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY SURFACE SAND AND STONE.BASE PREP FOR ASPHAULT.UN CK R DRIFT WING HIT DUMP TRUCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N6253T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mays

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.