MIA70FKQ11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Clarksdale, MS · June 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1970
Place
Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3609CCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119515

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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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3-2661  70/6/19    CLARKSDALE,MISS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8000
        TIME - 1330                    N3609C              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSDALE,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE ASSY DISC DRIVERS SHEARED,ANTI RATTLE CLIPS MISG.CLIPS,R BRAKE,MISSING,BROKEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3609C
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fletcher Field

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.