MKC67A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Creve Coeur, MO · November 20, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 20, 1966
Place
Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6791FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120124

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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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2-1172  66/11/20   CREVE COEUR,MO      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1753                    N6791F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- TREES 100 FT. HIGH 1 MILE FROM RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6791F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Creve Coeur

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.