- Date
- November 20, 1974
- Place
- Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66072Cessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741120038689A
- Case key
- 143090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3620 74/11/20 MATTOON,ILL CESSNA 150M CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N66072 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 497 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 151 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MATTOON,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- IP DEMO SHORT FLD LDG.APRX 10FT ABV GND ACFT RATE OF DSCNT INCREASED RAPIDLY.DMGD GR BOX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66072
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coles County Mem
N66072Registration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N66072 · 1
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