OAK76DVH07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Paradise, CA · August 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1976
Place
Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60001Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760821024489A
Case key
154984

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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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3-2058  76/8/21    PARADISE,CA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 123
        TIME - 0820                    N60001              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARADISE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARAPLEGIC PAX FEET INADVERTENTLY BLOCKED RUDDER CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N60001
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Paradise Skypark

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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.