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Cessna 150F N6679F

31 October 1998 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 October 1998 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6679F was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Winter Haven Municipal (GIF)
Coordinates
28.0391, -81.7191
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N6679F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA99LA021

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and ground loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing the second landing of his first supervised solo flight. During landing he flared high and the aircraft landed hard. The aircraft bounced into the air, landed hard again, and then ground looped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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