CHI72FLQ37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Lexington, KY · May 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1972
Place
Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6467GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166832

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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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3-3945   72/5/7    LEXINGTON,KY        CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N6467G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BLUE GRASS FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                CINCINNATI,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          HAIL, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 37K.RETURNING TO RAMP AFTR SEEING TSTM APPROACHING FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6467G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blue Grass Fld

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.