- Date
- November 28, 1965
- Place
- Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4318UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175036
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1081 65/11/28 MARATHON FLA CESSNA 150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 64, UNK/NR TIME - 1550 N4318U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- PILOT DIED 12/5/66.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4318U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marathon
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