NYC67D0362

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lower Marlboro, MD · November 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1966
Place
Lower Marlboro, MD · LOWER MARLBORO, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2553JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120224

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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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3-3639  66/11/13   LOWER MARLBORO MD   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N2553J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER MARLBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN CORNFIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2553J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lower Marlboro

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