- Date
- September 6, 1979
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N459APCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790906027039A
- Case key
- 133424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2433 79/9/6 SAN DIEGO,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N459AP PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 1540 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1526 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TKOF W LFT CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED.COLLIDED W GND WHILE CLOSING DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N459AP
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery
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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.