- Date
- September 5, 1975
- Place
- Desmoines, IA · DESMOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N121SSCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750905025029A
- Case key
- 150835
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2656 75/9/5 DESMOINES,IA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 271 TIME - 1600 N121SS PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESMOINES,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT BEING TAXIED ON GRASS TAXIWAY NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A 6 IN RUT WHICH WAS NOT NOTICED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121SS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dodge Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.