FTW69D0431

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Jenks, OK · March 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1969
Place
Jenks, OK · JENKS, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4336UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190879

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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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3-0501  69/3/26    JENKS,OKLA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 112
        TIME - 1730                    N4336U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- NUT ON UPPER NOSE GR TORQUE LINK BOLT MISSING,RESULTING IN LOSS OF NOSE GR STEERING.

Aircraft

Registration
N4336U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside

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.