FTW67D0414

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mesquite, TX · January 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1967
Place
Mesquite, TX · MESQUITE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7130FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118715

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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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3-0258  67/1/28    MESQUITE,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 131
        TIME - 1630                    N7130F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROAD GRADER ON ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.PLT DISTRACTED BY CHILDREN APPROACHING AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7130F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cole

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.