- Date
- February 4, 1977
- Place
- Smithfield, RI · SMITHFIELD, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6756GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770204003739A
- Case key
- 156893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0010 77/2/4 SMITHFIELD,RI CESSNA 150L CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N6756G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 3631 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 162 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WARWICK,RI RETURN QUONSET,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT AND TURND DOWNWIND.AIRCRAFT CRASHD IN TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6756G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Central
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6756G · 1
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