# NTSB CHI70F0109: Cessna 150F, N8360G, Covert, MI, July 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1969
- Place: Covert, MI · COVERT, MI
- Location: 42.2936° N, 86.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covert, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2936&lon=-86.2622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8360G-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 15062460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: South Haven

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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