UNK64X1447

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Borrego Spgs, CA · April 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1964
Place
Borrego Spgs, CA · BORREGO SPGS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4269UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184388

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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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3-1028  64/4/25    BORREGO SPGS CAL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N4269U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N4269U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage