CHI68F0309

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Portage, MI · August 27, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 27, 1967
Place
Portage, MI · PORTAGE, MI
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7802FCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114508

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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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2-0789  67/8/27    PORTAGE,MICH        CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N7802F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N7802F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Austin Lake

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.