MKC68F0481

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ferrelview, MO · February 18, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 18, 1968
Place
Ferrelview, MO · FERRELVIEW, MO
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8545JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111424

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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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3-0664  68/2/18    FERRELVIEW,MO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 204
        TIME - 1630                    N8545J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WAKE TURB FROM DEPARTING 707 ENCOUNTERED DURING LNDG FLARE. CONTROL TOWER ISSUED WARNING TO PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8545J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kansas City Intl

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.