- Date
- June 7, 1979
- Place
- Reedley, CA · REEDLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N10531Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790607034649A
- Case key
- 136242
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1053 79/6/7 REEDLEY,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1950 N10531 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT WESTERN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REEDLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- TAKEOFF PORTION OF TOUCH AND GO LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10531
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Western
N10531Registration cancelled May 25, 2004 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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.
Other investigations on N10531 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX01FA198Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTulare, CAThe student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the crosswind climb that resulted in a stall/spin at low altitude and the airplane's subsequent ground impact. A factor was the student's failure to retract the wing flaps.NTSB OAK74FVA62Accident · No injuriesClosedFresno, CA