CHI72FLQ25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Berea, KY · January 1, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 1, 1972
Place
Berea, KY · BEREA, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6789SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164681

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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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3-0210   72/1/1    BEREA,KY            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 101
        TIME - 1725                    N6789S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LACKEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONDON,KY                   LEXINGTON,KY                 BEREA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ENROUTE LEXINGTON DIVERTED TO BEREA DUE INFLT TURB.

Aircraft

Registration
N6789S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lackey

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.