FTW69D0449

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Midland, TX · March 13, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1969
Place
Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3038JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191104

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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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3-0834  69/3/13    MIDLAND,TEX         CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N3038J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 3950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            815 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- N3038J TAXIED BEHIND A DC9 CLEARED INTO POS ON THE RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3038J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midland-Odessa

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.