SEA66F0258

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Mount Vernon, WA · April 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1966
Place
Mount Vernon, WA · MOUNT VERNON, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8004SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172225

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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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3-1094   66/4/4    MOUNT VERNON WASH   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8004S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKER AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PILOT MISTOOK PLOWED STRIP ON FIELD FOR RUNWAY.FARMER SAID 4 OTHER PILOTS HAD MADE SAME ERROR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8004S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Barker Airport

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.