MKC68D0376

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wykoff, MN · December 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1967
Place
Wykoff, MN · WYKOFF, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8671JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113048

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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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3-4373   67/12/3   WYKOFF,MINN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N8671J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST,UNABLE TO TUNE RADIO PROPERLY. TAILWIND 18K.

Aircraft

Registration
N8671J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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