- Date
- July 4, 1972
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5979TCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3777 72/7/4 OPA LOCKA,FLA CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1148 N5979T PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5979T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka West
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