ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367247
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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1990 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6406G |
| MSN: | 15071906 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hyannis, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broken Bow, NE (BBW |
| (1V2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CESSNA 150, WHICH HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURATION AND A 160 HP POWERPLANT. AFTER A X-COUNTRY FLT, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHILE LANDING. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & FLIPPED INVERTED. THE PVT PILOT HAD A TOTAL TIME OF ABOUT 9 HOURS IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT, WHICH INCLUDED ABOUT 4 HOURS OF CROSS COUNTRY TIME.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE AND A SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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