MIA66D0418

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Homestead, FL · February 2, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 2, 1966
Place
Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5768ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173655

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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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3-0104   66/2/2    HOMESTEAD FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N5768E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5768E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Homestead

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.