- Date
- September 3, 1971
- Place
- Thomaston, GA · THOMASTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8800GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1195 71/9/3 THOMASTON,GA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N8800G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAWRENCEVILLE,GA THOMASTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DURG 2ND GOARND, ACFT STALLED,PLT RCVRD, ALT TOO LOW TO AVOID TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8800G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grant Memorial
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