NYC72DGM46

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Dubois, PA · May 19, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1972
Place
Dubois, PA · DUBOIS, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N23156Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167145

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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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3-1836  72/5/19    DUBOIS,PA           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1319                    N23156              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS-JEFFERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               RETURN                       DUBOIS,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- DRG SOLO XC PLT TURNED OFF TAXIWAY AND RAN DOWN STEEP ENBANKMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N23156
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dubois-Jefferson

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.