SEA66D0101

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Dalkena, WA · August 21, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1965
Place
Dalkena, WA · DALKENA, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6420TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176026

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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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3-2557  65/8/21  NR.DALKENA WASH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 0510                    N6420T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION-ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH PATCHES OF FOG IN AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N6420T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.