CHI67D0273

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Middle Bass, OH · September 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1966
Place
Middle Bass, OH · MIDDLE BASS, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4734XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120661

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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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3-2958  66/9/10  NR.MIDDLE BASS OHIO   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N4734X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RATTLESNAKE ISL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LAKE ERIE ADJACENT TO END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N4734X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rattlesnake Isl.

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.