# NTSB SEA66D0101: Cessna 150, N6420T, Dalkena, WA, August 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1965
- Place: Dalkena, WA · DALKENA, WA
- Location: 48.2449° N, 117.2377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalkena, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2449&lon=-117.2377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0101

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6420T-1971-12-20), registration cancelled 1971-12-20, S/N 17820 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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