DIA68F0136

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Knightdale, NC · December 9, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1967
Place
Knightdale, NC · KNIGHTDALE, NC
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7946ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113596

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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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2-1014   67/12/9   KNIGHTDALE,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N7946Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1643 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- UNDERSHOT PRACTICE FORCED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N7946Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wake County

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.