MIA70F0101

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Louisville, MS · August 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1969
Place
Louisville, MS · LOUISVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8450GCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161217

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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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3-3367  69/8/11    LOUISVILLE,MISS     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8450G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUISVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA           MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA            TUPELO,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- SPINNER BULKHEAD FAILED,SPINNER NEARLY SEPARATED.OVERSHOT PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8450G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Louisville

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.