NYC75DFJ13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Akron, NY · October 6, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 6, 1974
Place
Akron, NY · AKRON, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6558GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741006036299A
Case key
143005

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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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3-3713   74/10/6   AKRON,NY            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, 293
        TIME - 1500                    N6558G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMILLUS,NY                 AKRON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- REPEATEDLY BALLOONED IN FLARE TO 10-15FT.ESCORTED TO ARPT BY HELICOPTER.

Aircraft

Registration
N6558G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Akron

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.