SEA67D0110

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Belgrade, MT · August 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1966
Place
Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8024SCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121303

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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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3-3780  66/8/16    BELGRADE MONT       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N8024S              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HAD HISTORY OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. LARGE NOSEWHEEL TIRE INSTALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8024S
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gallatin

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.