- Date
- September 2, 1977
- Place
- Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1240YCessna 150B
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770902034149A
- Case key
- 144811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3416 77/9/2 TAYLORSVILLE,NC CESSNA 150B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2040 TIME - 2035 N1240Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLORSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAYLORSVILLE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- LANDING AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AFTER DARK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1240Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 150B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Taylorsville
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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.