DEN67D0053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Roosevelt, UT · July 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1966
Place
Roosevelt, UT · ROOSEVELT, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2079ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121966

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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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3-1857  66/7/23    ROOSEVELT UT        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N2079Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOSEVELT
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N2079Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roosevelt

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