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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Santee, CA · March 14, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1973
Place
Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3331JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730314003899A
Case key
169998

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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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3-0307  73/3/14    SANTEE,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3331J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE,CALIF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLESPIE FIELD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- USED FULL FLAPS. 2ND SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3331J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gillespie,Calif

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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.