UNK64X1115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ft Scott, KS · March 31, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1964
Place
Ft Scott, KS · FT SCOTT, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7938ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184567

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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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3-0770  64/3/31    FT SCOTT KANS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N7938Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N7938Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N7938Z · 2

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