MKC72DER07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Princeton, MN · July 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1971
Place
Princeton, MN · PRINCETON, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3653JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162393

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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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3-2639  71/7/22    PRINCETON,MINN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 102
        TIME - 1230                    N3653J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LFTOFF ABT MIDWAY DOWN 2500FT HAYFIELD,ABT 5IN HIGH.20DEG FLAPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3653J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Princeton

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.