MIA73DKT35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Belle Glade, FL · December 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1972
Place
Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4015UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169212

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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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3-4029   72/12/9   BELLE GLADE,FLA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N4015U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 75-85 FT TREES AT END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4015U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Belle Glade

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.