- Date
- December 22, 1978
- Place
- Lompoc, CA · LOMPOC, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N704VRCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781222043769A
- Case key
- 138027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4153 78/12/22 LOMPOC,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N704VR PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOMPOC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOMPOC,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLOWED FIELD.FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704VR
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lompoc
N704VRRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine 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.
Other investigations on N704VR · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.