MKC72DCJ47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Weeping Watr, NE · February 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1972
Place
Weeping Watr, NE · WEEPING WATR, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7982ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165598

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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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3-1012  72/2/13    WEEPING WATR,NEBR   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 618
        TIME - 1800                    N7982E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEPING WATR,NEBR           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT MADE NO-FLAP LONG FLAT APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7982E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Browns Airport

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.