MKC65D0072

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150A · Audubon, IA · April 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1965
Place
Audubon, IA · AUDUBON, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6654TCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179002

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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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3-0640   65/4/6    AUDUBON IOWA        CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 555
        TIME - 0915                    N6654T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUDUBON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6654T
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Audubon

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.