CHI70D0327

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Columbia, KY · September 28, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1969
Place
Columbia, KY · COLUMBIA, KY
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7771FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159370

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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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3-2767  69/9/28    COLUMBIA,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 110
        TIME - 1450                    N7771F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEPEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUDOT,KY                    COLUMBIA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STALLED INTO TREES. CP CLAIMS PLT INTERFERED WITH POWER DURING LEVEL OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N7771F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tepee

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.