- Date
- January 26, 1978
- Place
- Calistoga, CA · CALISTOGA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47793Cessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780126001279A
- Case key
- 143556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0080 78/1/26 CALISTOGA,CA CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N47793 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALISTOGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47793
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calistoga
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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.