- Date
- February 7, 1967
- Place
- Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6546DCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118912
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0442 67/2/7 VAN WERT,OHIO CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1810 N6546D PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- 60 DEG HEADING ERROR SET IN DIRECTIONAL GYRO.PLT DID NOT RESET OR CHECK AGAINST MAGNETIC COMPASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6546D
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Wert Muni