MIA65F0051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · April 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1965
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2554JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179083

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0721  65/4/13    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N2554J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2554J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft Lauderdale

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.