DEN68F0199

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Las Cruces, NM · February 1, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1968
Place
Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3066XCessna 150FN4195PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111474

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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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3-0812   68/2/1    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1550                    N4195P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N4195P WAITING FOR ACTIVE RNWY TO CLEAR WAS STRUCK WHEN PLT OF N3066X LOST CONTROL ON T/O RUN.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0812   68/2/1    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N3066X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- N4195P WAITING FOR ACTIVE RNWY TO CLEAR WAS STRUCK BY N3066X.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3066X
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University Park

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N4195P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University Park

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N3066X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.