MIA70DKG30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Douglasville, GA · May 15, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1970
Place
Douglasville, GA · DOUGLASVILLE, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6823FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126514

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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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3-0891  70/5/15    DOUGLASVILLE,GA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1620                    N6823F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 1750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLASVILLE,GA             DOUGLASVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- INSTR HAD STUDENT GO TOO LOW ON PRACTICE FORCE LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6823F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.