FTW66F0543

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150C · Spade, TX · February 20, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1966
Place
Spade, TX · SPADE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1944ZCessna 150C
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173005

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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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3-0369  66/2/20  NR.SPADE TEX          CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N1944Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N1944Z
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.