- Date
- April 26, 1969
- Place
- Malta, MT · MALTA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8738SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184299
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1427 69/4/26 MALTA,MONT CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N8738S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 1100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 303 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8738S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Malta
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