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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Laurel, MD · March 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1972
Place
Laurel, MD · LAUREL, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6413GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165899

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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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3-0351  72/3/12    LAUREL,MD           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N6413G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAUREL,MD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- BALLOONED ON FLARE AND DRIFTED INTO PARKED CESSNA 182 N830W,SUBSTL DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6413G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Suburban

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.