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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Grundy Ctr, IA · May 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1971
Place
Grundy Ctr, IA · GRUNDY CTR, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3993JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161668

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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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3-1537   71/5/5    GRUNDY CTR,IOWA     CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1625                    N3993J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUNDY CTR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,IOWA                GRUNDY CTR,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N3993J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grundy Ctr Muni

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.