- Date
- April 7, 1975
- Place
- Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5523ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750407010419A
- Case key
- 170126
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1784 75/4/7 PLANT CITY,FL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1700 N5523E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 75, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 704 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLERS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLANT CITY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELEV TRIM TAB HORN ASSY PN0432168-5 FAILED INFLT.ACFT STRUCK FENCE IN EMGCY LNDG FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5523E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Millers Airstrip
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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.