NYC66F0333

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150B · Chesapeake, VA · September 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1965
Place
Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7393XCessna 150B
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175277

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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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3-3196  65/9/18    CHESAPEAKE VA       CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N7393X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SO NORFOLK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7393X
Reported as
Cessna 150B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
So Norfolk

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.