- Date
- June 8, 1974
- Place
- Raeford, NC · RAEFORD, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60276Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1457 74/6/8 RAEFORD,NC CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1510 N60276 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAEFORD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAEFORD,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- PLT HAD DIFFICULTY CTLG THE ACFT.ELEV TRIM IN A NOSE-UP PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60276
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Raeford Muni
N60276Registration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
Other investigations on N60276 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA12LA186Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJasper, GAThe pilots' inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ATL88LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSandy Ridge, NCThe aircraft engine began to vibrate excessively and lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field. The aircraft nosed over in the soft ground. Examination of the engine revealed that the number one cylinder valve spring seat lock had failed allowing…