NYC73DHD05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Milford, DE · July 29, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1972
Place
Milford, DE · MILFORD, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5948GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167528

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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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3-2556  72/7/29    MILFORD,DEL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N5948G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILFORD,DEL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED LEFT ACROSS FURROWS TO AVOID CHICKEN HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5948G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage