- Date
- January 13, 1970
- Place
- Miller, SD · MILLER, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2870SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142773
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0337 70/1/13 MILLER,S DAK CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N2870S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 510 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILLER,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- LND 20 FT SHORT. NOSE GR WHEEL PANT BECAME CLOGGED WITH SNOW. ACFT SWERVED INTO SNOW BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2870S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller
N2870SRegistration cancelled Aug 29, 2013 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
Other investigations on N2870S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR11FA404Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCavanaugh Bay, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempt to execute a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.NTSB CHI02CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDodge Center, MNThe pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.