MKC72DCJ69

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Blair, NE · May 31, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1972
Place
Blair, NE · BLAIR, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7974ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166888

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2122  72/5/31    BLAIR,NEBR          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N7974Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIR MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIR,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLAP HANDLE ENTANGLED IN SEAT BELT,RETRACTED FRM FULL DOWN PSN DRG LEVEL-OFF.UN RCVR FRM HI SINK.

Aircraft

Registration
N7974Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blair Municipal

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.

Other investigations on N7974Z · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.