NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Columbus, NE · December 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1970
Place
Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60327Cessna 150N9948TCessna 182D
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159714

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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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3-4376   70/12/6   COLUMBUS,NEBR       CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 500
        TIME - 1700                    N9948T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS MUN.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PROP OF CESSNA 182 N9948T HIT RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER OF CESSNA 150 N60327.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4376   70/12/6   COLUMBUS,NEBR       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 108
        TIME - 1700                    N60327              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS MUN.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DRG T/D CESSNA N60327 STRUCK BY CESSNA 182 N9948T.TOP OF RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER DAMAGED.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N60327
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus Mun.

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.

Registration
N9948T
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Columbus Mun.

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.