CHI70D0178

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Owensboro, KY · August 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1969
Place
Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6367SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161880

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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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3-3439   69/8/7    OWENSBORO,KY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N6367S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENSBORO-DAVIESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO CORN FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6367S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Owensboro-Daviess

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.