FTW70FPD02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Fort Worth, TX · January 3, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1970
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7295SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
142171

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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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3-0223   70/1/3    FORT WORTH,TEX      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 125
        TIME - 1828                    N7295S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT RAILROAD TRACKS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7295S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
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.