FTW68F0181

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Dallas, TX · July 24, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1967
Place
Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6268TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115642

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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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3-2531  67/7/24    DALLAS,TEX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N6268T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS-GARLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT ARPT DURING ENG EMERG,LANDED IN ADJACENT FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6268T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dallas-Garland

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.