SEA76DTI25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Three Forks, MT · May 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1976
Place
Three Forks, MT · THREE FORKS, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N18119Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760505011239A
Case key
153872

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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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3-1187   76/5/5    THREE FORKS,MT      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N18119              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE FORKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE FORKS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N18119
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Three Forks

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.