- Date
- February 19, 1972
- Place
- Gothenburg, NE · GOTHENBURG, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8670SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1141 72/2/19 GOTHENBURG,NEBR CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N8670S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOTHENBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHENBURG,NEBR HASTINGS,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT RWY LIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8670S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gothenburg
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