MKC68F0470

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Belle Plaine, MN · February 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1968
Place
Belle Plaine, MN · BELLE PLAINE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6242TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111903

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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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3-0392  68/2/10    BELLE PLAINE,MINN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N6242T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROLONGED GLIDE WITHOUT CLEARING ENG. STUDENT CLAIMS HE WAS NOT PROPERLY INFORMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6242T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.