MKC69D0363

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Sioux Falls, SD · February 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1969
Place
Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6402FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190986

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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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3-0644  69/2/19    SIOUX FALLS,S DAK   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1355                    N6402F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1295 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            497 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N6402F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joe Foss Field

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.