ANC65D0016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Nenana, AK · June 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1965
Place
Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7116XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177860

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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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3-1187   65/6/5    NENANA ALAS         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N7116X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NENANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N7116X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nenana

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.