DEN80DTG17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Oakes, ND · September 21, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1980
Place
Oakes, ND · OAKES, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4814XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800921042479A
Case key
128965

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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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3-2544  80/9/21    OAKES,ND            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N4814X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKES,ND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLT STATED LNDD IN INSUFFICIENT LIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4814X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4814X · 2

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