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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fort Bragg, NC · December 27, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1970
Place
Fort Bragg, NC · FORT BRAGG, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60604Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159593

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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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3-4509  70/12/27   FORT BRAGG,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N60604              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS ARMY FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BRAGG,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR FAILED. FIRST LDG OF SECOND SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N60604
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Simmons Army Fld

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.