CHI69D0447

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Mendota, IL · January 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1969
Place
Mendota, IL · MENDOTA, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8751GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191685

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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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3-0310  69/1/10    MENDOTA,ILL         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N8751G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            430 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N8751G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mendota

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.