MKC67F0552

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fall River, KS · April 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1967
Place
Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5792ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117689

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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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3-1308  67/4/22    FALL RIVER,KANS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5792E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED AFTER DISCOVERING NUT OFF BOLT THAT CONNECTED AILERON CONTROL CABLE TO CONTROL COLUMN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5792E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fall River

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.