- Date
- June 30, 1970
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3421JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2804 70/6/30 LONG BEACH,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1350 N3421J PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- ACFT BALLOONED TO ABOUT 30 FT AGL, SETTLED IN HIGH SINK RATE.NO ATMT MADE TO RECOVER OR GOAROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3421J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
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Other investigations on N3421J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX95LA231Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiverdale, CAFuel exhaustion due to the student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to refuel the aircraft en route. A factor in the accident was inadequate supervision of the student by the flying club and the student's flight instructor.NTSB OAK69F0293Accident · No injuriesClosedN Las Vegas, NV