- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8640SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527014359A
- Case key
- 190620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1132 73/5/27 VISALIA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N8640S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VISALIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- EMPTY CONTAINER OF GLUE PLASTIC FOUND UNDERNEATH FLOOR,JAMMING RUDDER PEDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8640S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Visalia
N8640SRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8640S · 2
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