CHI72FLQ24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Louisville, KY · November 16, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 16, 1971
Place
Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7018SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164544

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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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3-2144  71/11/16   LOUISVILLE,KY       CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 71, 339
        TIME - 1637                    N7018S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PLT DECLARED LOW FUEL STATE ON DOWNWIND LEG. LND IN LAST 1/3 OF RWY.PLT HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROB.

Aircraft

Registration
N7018S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowman

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.