CHI75FEP23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Milwaukee, WI · September 14, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1974
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4069UCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740914038879A
Case key
138712

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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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3-3646  74/9/14    MILWAUKEE,WIS       CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1124                    N4069U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 514 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            156 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENERAL MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETON,WIS               MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE DC-10 PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO RWY.PLT THOUGHT 30FT ALT ABV JET EX VELOCITY SUFFICIENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4069U
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
General Mitchell

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.