CHI79DEP80

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Platteville, WI · September 24, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1979
Place
Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11569Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790924030329A
Case key
133461

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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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3-2507  79/9/24    PLATTEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 140
        TIME - 2021                    N11569              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBUQUE,IA                  PLATTEVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNIVERSITY OWNED.

Aircraft

Registration
N11569
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Platteville Muni

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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.