- Date
- December 9, 1973
- Place
- Humacao, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1707QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731209039269A
- Case key
- 187538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3815 73/12/9 HUMACAO,PR CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 39 TOTAL TIME - 0910 N1707Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMACAO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUMACAO,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- GRASS 4 TO 5FT TALL ON SIDES OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1707Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Humacao
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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.
Other investigations on N1707Q · 2
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