FTW66D0621

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Port Mansfild, TX · April 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1966
Place
Port Mansfild, TX · PORT MANSFILD, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4083UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172084

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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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3-0939   66/4/8    PORT MANSFILD TEX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 162
        TIME - 1730                    N4083U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N4083U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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