- Date
- August 3, 1972
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8660SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168043
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2725 72/8/3 MUSKEGON,MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 28 TOTAL TIME - 0951 N8660S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSKEGON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 66 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 9 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED ACFT TO WEATHER VANE PUTTING SIDE AD ON NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8660S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muskegon County
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