- Date
- April 12, 1975
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23303Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750412008779A
- Case key
- 148656
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0682 75/4/12 PITTSFIELD,IL CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 182 TIME - 1730 N23303 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOPLIN,MO SPRINGFIELD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23303
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schuster
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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.
Other investigations on N23303 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW99LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConway, ARThe loss of engine power due to carburetor ice during the approach to land. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB MKC88LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSiloam Springs, ARWhen the airplane was on downwind, the pilot thought he was pulling on the carburetor heat. The pilot attempted to apply power on final and found the engine was windmilling. The pilot found he had pulled the mixture instead of the carburetor heat. During the…