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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kitty Hawk, NC · May 6, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1975
Place
Kitty Hawk, NC · KITTY HAWK, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N10476Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750506009799A
Case key
148432

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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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3-1080   75/5/6    KITTY HAWK,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 101
        TIME - 1515                    N10476              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRST FLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FORT BRAGG,NC               RETURN                       KITTY HAWK,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND BY ROLLING INTO A MED BANK 180 DEG TURN.AFTR TURN ACFT HEADED FOR TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N10476
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
First Flight

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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.