DIA68D0106

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Middletown, DE · October 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1967
Place
Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6417SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113180

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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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3-3641  67/10/11   MIDDLETOWN,DEL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N6417S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6417S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Summit Airpark

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