- Date
- April 26, 1973
- Place
- Portola, CA · PORTOLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19346Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730426008299A
- Case key
- 169500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0748 73/4/26 PORTOLA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N19346 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWOURTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLTS LAST DUAL APROX 5 MOS PRIOR. HAD 2 HRS TOTAL IN LAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19346
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beckwourth
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N19346 · 1
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