UNK64X2458

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150C · Wichita, KS · June 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1964
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7974ZCessna 150C
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182830

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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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3-1792  64/6/24    WICHITA KANS        CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N7974Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.AIRCRAFT STRUCK TETRAHEDRON.

Aircraft

Registration
N7974Z
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rawdon

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.

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