OAK79DVG39

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hornbrook, CA · May 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1979
Place
Hornbrook, CA · HORNBROOK, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6693GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790512013419A
Case key
136239

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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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3-1050  79/5/12    HORNBROOK,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 192
        TIME - 1715                    N6693G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 HORNBROOK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N6693G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
R-Ranch

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6693G · 1

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