- Date
- June 18, 1971
- Place
- Morro Bay, CA · MORRO BAY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8957SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2270 71/6/18 MORRO BAY,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 76 TOTAL TIME - 2200 N8957S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MARIA,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT STATED L MAG ROUGH.APPREHENSIVE ABT NITE FLT.LNDD IN SURF,PAX HIT BRAKE.PRIV ARPTS AVBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8957S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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