FTW69D0358

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lake Jackson, TX · January 13, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 13, 1969
Place
Lake Jackson, TX · LAKE JACKSON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N50661Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191211

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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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3-0687  69/1/13    LAKE JACKSON,TEX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N50661              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE JACKSON
        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
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N50661
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Jackson

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.