- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Place
- Florence, AL · FLORENCE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8728SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1276 71/4/11 FLORENCE,ALA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 70, 720 TIME - 1755 N8728S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA FLORENCE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- ENG BEGAN TO RACE ON LDG,CAUSE NOT DETERMINED DUE BREAKAGE.PLT FAILED TO CUT OFF ENG SWITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8728S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
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