MIA73DLD67

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Silver Spring, FL · March 28, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1973
Place
Silver Spring, FL · SILVER SPRING, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1641MCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730328015909A
Case key
173602

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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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3-1467  73/3/28    SILVER SPRING,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N1641M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER SPRING,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT ALIGNED WITH RWY CLOSE TO SCRUB OAK TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N1641M
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Silver Springs

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.