UNK64X0689

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Moorehead, MN · February 25, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1964
Place
Moorehead, MN · MOOREHEAD, MN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7897ECessna 150
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185262

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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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3-0465  64/2/25    MOOREHEAD MINN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N7897E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7897E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.