- Date
- August 10, 1978
- Place
- Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780810020872A
- Case key
- 139576
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2610 78/8/10 COVINGTON,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1905 N5528G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2610 78/8/10 COVINGTON,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1905 N51285 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 5400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT BROADCASTING OR MONITORING UNICOM
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N51285
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Covington Muni
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.
- Registration
- N5528G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Covington Muni
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.