MKC69A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Republic, MO · August 9, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 9, 1968
Place
Republic, MO · REPUBLIC, MO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7115SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108654

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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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3-4261   68/8/9    REPUBLIC,MO         CESSNA 150H         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1521                    N7115S              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PVT PLT CHECK FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7115S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Westport

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.