FTW72FRA05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Houston, TX · August 31, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1971
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60441Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163401

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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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3-3162  71/8/31    HOUSTON,TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N60441              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N60441
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Collier

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.