MKC71DDD07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mandan, ND · August 8, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1970
Place
Mandan, ND · MANDAN, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6949SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191145

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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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3-3403   70/8/8    MANDAN,N DAK        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N6949S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 571 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            130 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANDAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISMARK,N DAK               MANDAN,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- WHEAT PLANTED WELL INTO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6949S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mandan

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.