- Date
- April 14, 1972
- Place
- Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6240SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1457 72/4/14 DESTIN,FLA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 15 TOTAL TIME - 1355 N6240S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN-FT WALTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESTIN,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLTS 2ND SOLO LDG.BOUNCED,ADDED PWR FOR GOARND,FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6240S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Destin-Ft Walton
N6240SRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2019 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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