- Date
- April 26, 1968
- Place
- West Paducah, KY · WEST PADUCAH, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4127UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0984 68/4/26 WEST PADUCAH,KY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1641 N4127U PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 24, 478 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 282 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SIGN TOWING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- BANNER PICKUP LINE TOO SHORT,NOSE GEAR CAUGHT TOW ROPE.GR FAILED WHEN BANNER CAUGHT ON OBSTACLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4127U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barkley
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