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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Las Vegas, NV · January 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1971
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N51084Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159926

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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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3-0522  71/1/18    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N51084              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TIRE MARKS INDICATE BRAKES BEING APPLIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N51084
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran

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.