SEA67D0282

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chemult, OR · February 22, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1967
Place
Chemult, OR · CHEMULT, OR
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8431GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118388

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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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3-0583  67/2/22    CHEMULT,OREG        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N8431G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER MARSH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PILOT BECAME ILL,LANDED ON CLOSED AIRPORT.24 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N8431G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaver Marsh

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.