- Date
- June 3, 1973
- Place
- Blacksburg, VA · BLACKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4036UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730603016159A
- Case key
- 173531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1662 73/6/3 BLACKSBURG,VA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1945 N4036U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VPI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACKSBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- 1ST SUPERVISED SOLO.FLARED OUT HIGH FOR LDG,ACFT T/D IN R CRAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4036U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vpi
N4036URegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2004 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.