DEN70F0115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Sandy, UT · October 22, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1969
Place
Sandy, UT · SANDY, UT
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6081TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
153067

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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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3-4242  69/10/22   SANDY,UT            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N6081T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDY,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO LDG.HIT SIDE OF GULLY 10FT SHORT OF RWY.ENDS OF 2200FT RWY DROP OFF INTO 150FT GULLIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6081T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Alta Air 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.