CHI76DET42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Woodburn, IN · June 6, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1976
Place
Woodburn, IN · WOODBURN, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6044GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760606016299A
Case key
154884

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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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3-1952   76/6/6    WOODBURN,IN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N6044G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WESTFIELD,IN                RETURN                       WOODBURN,IN
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY PLT STEERED THE ACFT L OFF THE RWY INTO A WHEAT FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6044G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Taylor

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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.