MIA67D0444

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Everglades, FL · March 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 13, 1967
Place
Everglades, FL · EVERGLADES, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6017TCessna 150D
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118125

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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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3-0792  67/3/13    EVERGLADES,FLA      CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1203                    N6017T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N6017T
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.