DIA70D0051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fredericksburg, VA · August 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1969
Place
Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N23491Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169822

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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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3-2324  69/8/11    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N23491              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 720 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            341 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT RAILROAD TRACKS.POOR BRAKING ACTION DUE TO WET GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N23491
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon

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.