- Date
- June 21, 1978
- Place
- Plato Center, IL · PLATO CENTER, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N11554Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780621022749A
- Case key
- 140657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2119 78/6/21 PLATO CENTER,IL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1025 N11554 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATO CENTER,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STUDENT PLT TAXIING BACK FOR TKOF HIT LARGE ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS & FLIPPED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11554
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Olson
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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.