- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Placerville, CA · PLACERVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50537Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827023959A
- Case key
- 140513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2063 78/8/27 PLACERVILLE,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 13 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N50537 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLACERVILLE,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 PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- HIT SIX INCH HIGH STUMP OFF EDGE OF RWY,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50537
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Placerville
N50537Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.