- Date
- August 13, 1973
- Place
- Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6202SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730813026359A
- Case key
- 189205
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2438 73/8/13 NR.WINNEMUCCA,NEV CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 346 TIME - 0720 N6202S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BONITA SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNEMUCCA,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- RWY 550FT WITH LEFT DOGLEG AND 3FT DITCHES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6202S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bonita Springs
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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.