MKC71DCD61

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Des Moines, IA · February 11, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1971
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3903JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159796

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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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3-0748  71/2/11    DES MOINES,IOWA     CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 149
        TIME - 1700                    N3903J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA CITY,IOWA              DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3903J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Des Moines

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.