- Date
- September 6, 1970
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7831ZCessna 150C
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159989
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1515 70/9/6 MEMPHIS,TENN CESSNA 150C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 200 TIME - 0030 N7831Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESOTO,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES APRX 40FT HIGH ABT 4MI NE OF ARPT.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED PRECEDING 90 DAY PERIOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7831Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 150C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desoto Airpark
N7831ZRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 150CAirframe modelCessna 150CEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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