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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Concord, CA · August 31, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1974
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7228SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740831029699A
Case key
134324

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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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3-2626  74/8/31    CONCORD,CALIF       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1132                    N7228S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N7228S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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