MKC67F0210

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · St Louis, MO · August 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1966
Place
St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3584JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121882

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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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3-3397   66/8/1    ST LOUIS MO         CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1137                    N3584J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC FLUID FIRE UNDER AIRCRAFT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3584J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lambert Field

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.