FTW66D0521

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hot Springs, AR · February 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1966
Place
Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8818SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173834

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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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3-0290  66/2/17    HOT SPRINGS ARK     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 120
        TIME - 1440                    N8818S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N8818S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hot Springs

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.

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