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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hatchechubbee, AL · March 18, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1971
Place
Hatchechubbee, AL · HATCHECHUBBEE, AL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3946UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160533

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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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3-1023  71/3/18    HATCHECHUBBEE,ALA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 155
        TIME - 1215                    N3946U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUFAULA,ALA                 HATCHECHUBBEE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD,HI WIRES AT BOUNDARY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3946U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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.