CHI67F0558

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ludington, MI · March 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1967
Place
Ludington, MI · LUDINGTON, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4395UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118229

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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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3-0899  67/3/11    LUDINGTON,MICH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2088
        TIME - 2355                    N4395U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SNOW BANKS ON RUNWAY EDGE EXTENDED TO 6 FEET INSIDE OF RUNWAY LIGHTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4395U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mason 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.