OAK76DVA89

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Visalia, CA · September 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1976
Place
Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N18014Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760914030939A
Case key
155234

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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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3-2808  76/9/14    VISALIA,CA          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N18014              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSONVILLE,CA              VISALIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BALLOONED DRG FLARE.

Aircraft

Registration
N18014
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenacres

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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.