- Date
- March 13, 1966
- Place
- Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8120SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173125
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0510 66/3/13 ISLIP NY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 244 TIME - 1515 N8120S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8120S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Island
N8120SRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental E185 series
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Other investigations on N8120S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA16CA453Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFranklin, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in a hard landing and the flight instructor's delayed action to assist the student pilot during the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, a right main and nose gear collapse, and…NTSB NYC67D0560Accident · No injuriesClosedRonkonkoma, NY