OAK70DVG19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Rio Vista, CA · May 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1970
Place
Rio Vista, CA · RIO VISTA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N50953Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181974

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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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3-2231  70/5/23    RIO VISTA,CALIF     CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N50953              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO VISTA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              SAN JOSE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TCHDDWND ABT MID RWY DRG 1ST STOP OF ROUND-ROBIN FLT.VEERED OFF RWY.CROSSED RWY,TWY,SLID APRX 80FT

Aircraft

Registration
N50953
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rio Vista Muni

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.