CHI70DBQ17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Baldwin, IL · May 21, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1970
Place
Baldwin, IL · BALDWIN, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4435UCessna 150D
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181918

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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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3-2226  70/5/21    BALDWIN,ILL         CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N4435U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASS ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTA,ILL                  BALDWIN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- AREA ADJ STRIP NMLY USED TO PARK ACFT RECENTLY PLOWED.GRASS FRINGE ABT 12IN HIGH.PVT ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4435U
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gass Arpt

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.