MIA71DKJ54

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fort Deposit, AL · May 6, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1971
Place
Fort Deposit, AL · FORT DEPOSIT, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7902ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161259

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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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3-1460   71/5/6    FORT DEPOSIT,ALA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3565
        TIME - 1130                    N7902Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT DEPOSIT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,ALA                    FORT DEPOSIT,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- NEW ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N7902Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fort Deposit

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.