NYC73DNA13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Middleboro, MA · August 17, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1972
Place
Middleboro, MA · MIDDLEBORO, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N60248Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167708

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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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3-0838  72/8/17    MIDDLEBORO,MASS     CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N60248              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBORO,MASS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- APCH HALF FLAP PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND AFTER HI ROUND OUT ACFT DRIFTED ABT 50FT L INTO TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N60248
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Middleboro

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.