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Cessna 150M N704HL

14 April 1998 · Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 April 1998 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704HL was involved in an accident near Gainesboro, Tennessee, 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 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Jackson County (1A7)
Coordinates
36.3602, -85.6498
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N704HL
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Livingston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA98LA132

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing flare the aircraft porpoised and landed hard on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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