MKC73AKO29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Ames, IA · October 24, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1972
Place
Ames, IA · AMES, IA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N16107Cessna 150LN9673GCessna U206
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169416

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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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3-3662  72/10/24   AMES,IOWA           CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1005                    N9673G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 2748 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  AMES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMES,IOWA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3662  72/10/24   AMES,IOWA           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N16107              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMES,IOWA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N16107
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ames Muni

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.

Registration
N9673G
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ames Muni