MKC68D0493

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Little Falls, MN · February 15, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1968
Place
Little Falls, MN · LITTLE FALLS, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3089XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111388

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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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3-0562  68/2/15    LITTLE FALLS,MINN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3089X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED LNDG ON FROZEN RIVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N3089X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Little Falls

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