- Date
- October 14, 1973
- Place
- Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6231TCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731014033739A
- Case key
- 187980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3691 73/10/14 NR.SUN CITY,ARIZ CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 213 TIME - 1125 N6231T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ SUN CITY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LANDED ON AUTO RACEWAY,ABT 3700 FT.RAN OFF END. PLT DELIVERING TROPHIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6231T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6231TRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.