CHI74FEI44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Louisville, OH · June 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1974
Place
Louisville, OH · LOUISVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5899GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740609029039A
Case key
130065

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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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3-2781   74/6/9    LOUISVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N5899G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YODER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,OHIO          LOUISVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR STRUCK RWY MARKER BFR TRAVELING OVR AND DWN 8FT EMBANKMENT.GUSTS TO 22K.

Aircraft

Registration
N5899G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yoder

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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