NYC70DHD12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ambler, PA · March 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1970
Place
Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N51195Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140261

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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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3-0398   70/3/6    AMBLER,PA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1555                    N51195              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAP.

Aircraft

Registration
N51195
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wings Field

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.