- Date
- April 8, 1977
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22059Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770408026399A
- Case key
- 157820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1961 77/4/8 VAN NUYS,CA CESSNA 150H CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1703 N22059 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 718 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL VAN NUYS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- TOWER FAILED TO ADVISE N22059 OF HELI VORTEX
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22059
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N22059Registration cancelled Jul 13, 2009 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.