CHI70D0351

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · E.St Louis, IL · December 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1969
Place
E.St Louis, IL · E.ST LOUIS, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6309SCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145009

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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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3-4505   69/12/2   E.ST LOUIS,ILL      CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6309S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE PARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON CITY,MO           E.ST LOUIS,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND 18K GUSTING 24K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6309S
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bi-State Parks

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.