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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Smithton, PA · March 27, 1973

Date
March 27, 1973
Place
Smithton, PA
Airport
Coyle
Phase of flight
Sfl Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61300
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FGM23
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
613 total567 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spark plugs were removed. Two top ones were oily,four bottom plugs found heavily sooted.

As the FAA filed it

SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED.TWO TOP ONES WERE OILY,FOUR BOTTOM PLUGS FOUND HEAVILY SOOTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.