- Date
- May 12, 1978
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11474Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780512008539A
- Case key
- 142771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0706 78/5/12 DES MOINES,IA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2589 TIME - 1707 N11474 PX- 0 0 0 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY TOTAL HOURS, 2084 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11474
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Field
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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.