MIA70D0061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lobelville, TN · July 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1969
Place
Lobelville, TN · LOBELVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N61200Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168212

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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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3-2113  69/7/14    LOBELVILLE,TENN     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N61200              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STUDENT GOT LOST ON FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY. HIT DITCH COVERED WITH GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N61200
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.