- Date
- December 16, 1965
- Place
- St Charles, MO · ST CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8666SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3931 65/12/16 NR.ST CHARLES MO CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 265 TIME - 1000 N8666S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8666S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8666SRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2025 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental E185 series
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