# NTSB SEA67D0295: Cessna 150, N8746S, Chester, MT, April 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1967
- Place: Chester, MT · CHESTER, MT
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0295

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1197  67/4/10    CHESTER,MONT        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 269
        TIME - 1130                    N8746S              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PX A PROSPECTIVE BUYER AT CONTROLS MADE INITIAL LDG,WHEN ACFT BOUNCED PLT ASSUMED CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8746S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8746S-2020-08-25), registration cancelled 2020-08-25, S/N 15062046, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Liberty County

## Other investigations on N8746S (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR19LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA155), May 26, 2019: Cessna 150 (N8746S), Garberville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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