NYC66F0516

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Mansfield, MA · February 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1966
Place
Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3501JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report October 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172829

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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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3-2074  66/2/15    MANSFIELD MASS      CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N3501J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT HAND NOSE GEAR STEERING ROD END BEARING FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3501J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield Muni

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.