CHI70F0109

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Covert, MI · July 13, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1969
Place
Covert, MI · COVERT, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8360GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181115

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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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3-2992  69/7/13    COVERT,MICH         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N8360G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 1223 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVERT,MICH                 COVERT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PUT FLAPS FULL DOWN FOR SIMULATED EMERG LDG. UN TO RETRACT FLAPS,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8360G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
South Haven

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.