MKC68D0200

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bennington, KS · July 1, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1967
Place
Bennington, KS · BENNINGTON, KS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4780XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114716

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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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3-3494   67/7/1    BENNINGTON,KANS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N4780X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON 18-81
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLTS 1ST SOLO-3D LDG.HAD CHANGED RUNWAY DUE TO WINDSHIFT AFTER 2D LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4780X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bennington 18-81

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.