FTW68D0461

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Marathon, TX · February 11, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1968
Place
Marathon, TX · MARATHON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6677SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111907

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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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3-0395  68/2/11  NR.MARATHON,TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6677S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDG ON DIRT ROAD,STRUCK HIGH BRUSH ON SIDE OF ROAD. UNAUTHORIZED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6677S
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.