- Date
- September 7, 1965
- Place
- West Point, IA · WEST POINT, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3948UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175269
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 65/9/7 WEST POINT IOWA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N3948U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3948U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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