MKC67F0424

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Ft.Riley, KS · December 8, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1966
Place
Ft.Riley, KS · FT.RILEY, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7862FCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120603

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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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2-0895   66/12/8   FT.RILEY KANS       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1735                    N7862F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N7862F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marshall

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.