- Date
- June 25, 1972
- Place
- Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5439QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2670 72/6/25 GAITHERSBURG,MD CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 33 TOTAL TIME - 0815 N5439Q PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HIT DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5439Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery
N5439QRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.