- Date
- July 15, 1970
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8490MCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108899
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 70/7/15 SAN JOSE,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1328 N8490M PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN DIRT AREA BTWN TWO RNWYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8490M
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reid-Hillview
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