MKC69D0333

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Eden Prairie, MN · December 29, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1968
Place
Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6825FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191927

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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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3-4590  68/12/29   EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 156
        TIME - 1346                    N6825F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SNOW SHORT OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6825F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Cloud

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.