MKC72FCA11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150B · Creve Coeur, MO · October 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 27, 1971
Place
Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7317XCessna 150B
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163877

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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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3-3500  71/10/27   CREVE COEUR,MO      CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 331
        TIME - 2330                    N7317X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,MO               CREVE COEUR,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG ON UNLGTD,CLOSED RWY,LDD LONG,STARTED GOARND,RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7317X
Reported as
Cessna 150B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Creve Coeur

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.