UNK64X1566

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150A · Boca Raton, FL · May 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1964
Place
Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6638TCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184469

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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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3-1126   64/5/2    BOCA RATON FLA      CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1500
        TIME - 1145                    N6638T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA RATON MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N6638T
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boca Raton Mun

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.