LAX69D0202

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Redlands, CA · November 10, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1968
Place
Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7863ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107686

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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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3-4390  68/11/10   REDLANDS,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N7863E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ENROUTE ARPT. WAS TOLD BY TELECON,DECISION TO CONTINUE UP TO PLT. NO NIGHT EXPERIENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7863E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redlands

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.