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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Durham, NC · March 11, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1971
Place
Durham, NC · DURHAM, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6124GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201402

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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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3-0998  71/3/11    DURHAM,NC           CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6124G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DURHAM SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             DURHAM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST INVRTD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6124G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Durham Skypark

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.