NYC69F0212

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Monroeville, PA · September 7, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1968
Place
Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6985SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107536

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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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3-4077   68/9/7    MONROEVILLE,PA      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1200
        TIME - 1945                    N6985S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURGH-MONROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT USED FULL FLAPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6985S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsburgh-Monroe

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.