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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Poplar Bluff, MO · October 28, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1970
Place
Poplar Bluff, MO · POPLAR BLUFF, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N22599Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158961

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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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3-4099  70/10/28   POPLAR BLUFF,MO     CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N22599              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EARL FIELDS MEMOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPLAR BLUFF,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N22599
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Earl Fields Memor

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.