CHI68D0559

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lake Zurich, IL · January 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 21, 1968
Place
Lake Zurich, IL · LAKE ZURICH, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2099ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112233

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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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3-0089  68/1/21    LAKE ZURICH,ILL     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N2099Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 46, 4695 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            290 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM STUBBLE CORNFIELD COVERED WITH 1 INCH SNOW. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2099Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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