MKC66D0306

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Cohasset, MN · January 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1966
Place
Cohasset, MN · COHASSET, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4489UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173913

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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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3-0017   66/1/2    COHASSET MINN       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4489U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON FROZEN LAKE

Aircraft

Registration
N4489U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.