MKC72DCD53

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Marion, IA · January 22, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1972
Place
Marion, IA · MARION, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2571JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165141

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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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3-0359  72/1/22    MARION,IOWA         CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N2571J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,IOWA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABRTD AFTER LIFT-OFF DUE X-WND DRIFT.NS GR HIT RWY,COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2571J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marion 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.