MKC70D0150

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Ft.Lenard Wood, MO · August 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1969
Place
Ft.Lenard Wood, MO · FT.LENARD WOOD, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N50781Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162052

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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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3-3457   69/8/8    FT.LENARD WOOD,MO   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N50781              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNEY AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LENARD WOOD,MO           FT.LENARD WOOD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUCK GULLEY.

Aircraft

Registration
N50781
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Forney Aaf

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.