MKC78DER27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · St.Paul, MN · February 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1978
Place
St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9284UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780213009449A
Case key
143439

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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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3-0936  78/2/13    ST.PAUL,MN          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N9284U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        REMARKS- PILOT'S SEAT LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE AND SEAT SLID AFT DURING LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N9284U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St.Paul Downtown

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9284U · 1

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