- Date
- August 16, 1973
- Place
- Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N19488Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730816027189A
- Case key
- 189584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1973 73/8/16 WESTFIELD,MASS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 14 TIME - 1815 N19488 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTFIELD,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO COLLIDED WITH RWY SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19488
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barnes
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N19488 · 1
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