- Date
- February 15, 1976
- Place
- College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2978VCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760215002339A
- Case key
- 152908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0277 76/2/15 COLLEGE PARK,MD CESSNA 150M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1742 N2978V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPARTANBURG,SC COLLEGE PARK,MD SOUTH BOSTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 22 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 31K.STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH.FLEW 12HR LAST 24HR PERIOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- College Park
N2978VRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2009 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine 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.