FTW66F0153

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Corpus Christi, TX · July 1, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1965
Place
Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3951UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176771

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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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3-1811   65/7/1    CORPUS CHRISTI TX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N3951U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR BEARING ROD FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N3951U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corpus Christi

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.