- Date
- March 23, 1972
- Place
- Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4053JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1234 72/3/23 PARADISE,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N4053J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARADISE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- ACFT HIT SHORT OF RWY AND TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4053J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Paradise
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