FTW66F0556

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · New Orleans, LA · March 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1966
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8504GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173069

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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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3-0429  66/3/15    NEW ORLEANS LA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1905                    N8504G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N8504G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lakefront

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.