FTW66F0459

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150B · Longview, TX · December 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1965
Place
Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7289XCessna 150B
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174850

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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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3-3622  65/12/14   LONGVIEW TEX        CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N7289X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7289X
Reported as
Cessna 150B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gregg 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.