MKC73DCA04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Creve Coeur, MO · August 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1972
Place
Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N50158Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168409

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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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3-3251  72/8/28    CREVE COEUR,MO      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N50158              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CREVE COUER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEUR,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N50158
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Creve Couer

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.