- Date
- January 20, 1968
- Place
- Mentone, CA · MENTONE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8155SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0077 68/1/20 MENTONE,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N8155S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8155S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redlands
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Other investigations on N8155S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR26LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTemecula, CAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB FTW95LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarfield, COThe pilot's delayed decision to deviate away from the deteriorating weather. Factors were his inadequate evaluation of the weather, high density altitude, and the resultant inadvertent operation of the airplane beyond the climb performance limitations of the…