MKC66A0031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mitchell, SD · November 7, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 7, 1965
Place
Mitchell, SD · MITCHELL, SD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7956ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174942

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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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2-0949   65/11/7 NR.MITCHELL S DAK     CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 0445                    N7956E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHELL MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=

Aircraft

Registration
N7956E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Michell Municipal

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.