MIA77DKT49

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Homestead, FL · June 27, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1977
Place
Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3575VCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146757

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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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3-4210  77/6/27  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 40
        TIME - 2030                    N3575V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         HOMESTEAD,FL                 RETURN                       PAKOKEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- STU PLT WANDERED OFF CS DURING SOLO RND ROBIN LANDED IN SWAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3575V
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Homestead General

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.