- Date
- June 18, 1973
- Place
- Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3918JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730618017809A
- Case key
- 173542
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1676 73/6/18 COVINGTON,TENN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N3918J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 745 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 435 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STUDENT COMPLETED 90DEG TURN IP APPLIED FULL PWR FOR GO ARND.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3918J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Covington
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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.