MKC67F0358

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150A · Tioga, ND · November 5, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1966
Place
Tioga, ND · TIOGA, ND
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7114XCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119735

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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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3-3893   66/11/5   TIOGA N DAK         CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N7114X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIOGA MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- STUDENT ILL PREPARED TO NITE SOLO.BECAME LOST,INITIATED LETDOWN TO FINAL WITHOUT SIGHTING AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7114X
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tioga Muni.

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.