- Date
- June 12, 1971
- Place
- Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50840Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0726 71/6/12 BEAVER FALLS,PA CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N50840 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER CO. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER FALLS,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT WAS TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY,WENT OVER A STEEP BANK AT ARPT EDGE.CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50840
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaver Co.
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