NYC66F0282

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Farmingdale, NJ · October 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1965
Place
Farmingdale, NJ · FARMINGDALE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4473UCessna 150D
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175768

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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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3-2968  65/10/11   FARMINGDALE NJ      CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4473U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUT FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N4473U
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monmouth

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.