MIA70D0157

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hillsboro, AL · August 30, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1969
Place
Hillsboro, AL · HILLSBORO, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6237SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155256

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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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3-3814  69/8/30    HILLSBORO,ALA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N6237S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ALA                 DECATUR,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LDG IN FLD NEXT TO HIS HOME. DESCENDED TOO LOW FOR GO-AROUND. LANDED IN FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6237S
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.