NYC66F0669

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · West Mifflin, PA · May 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1966
Place
West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7944ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171209

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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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3-1318  66/5/26    WEST MIFFLIN PENN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7944Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING STRUCK TAXI RAMP SIGN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7944Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allegheny County

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.