CHI67D0153

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bloomington, IN · July 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1966
Place
Bloomington, IN · BLOOMINGTON, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8289FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122142

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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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3-2104  66/7/30    BLOOMINGTON IND     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8289F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N8289F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monroe County

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.