MIA73DKT37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Lake Park, FL · December 18, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 18, 1972
Place
Lake Park, FL · LAKE PARK, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7012FCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169189

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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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3-4107  72/12/18   LAKE PARK,FLA       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N7012F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH GARDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PARK,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- 1ST SUPERVISED SOLO,2ND LDG.ACFT STARTED SLOW TURN L AND SWERVED OFF RWY. HIT DIRT MOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N7012F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palm Beach Garden

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.