MKC79FTK03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Rapid City, SD · December 3, 1978

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1978
Place
Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N63067Cessna 150M
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781203036199A
Case key
201244

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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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3-3326   78/12/3   RAPID CITY,SD       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N63067              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,CO                   RAPID CITY,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR RWY,FLEW INTO GROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N63067
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rapid City Regnl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N63067 · 1

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