- Date
- November 15, 1975
- Place
- Pixley, CA · PIXLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8640SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751115035789A
- Case key
- 151870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3186 75/11/15 PIXLEY,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N8640S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIXLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TULARE,CA LOCAL PIXLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8640S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pixley
N8640SRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8640S · 2
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