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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Florence, AL · June 1, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1980
Place
Florence, AL · FLORENCE, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50169Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800601018479A
Case key
130463

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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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3-2040   80/6/1    FLORENCE,AL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 122
        TIME - 1400                    N50169              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORENCE,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N50169
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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