- Date
- June 6, 1980
- Place
- Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8584GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800606020059A
- Case key
- 130465
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2042 80/6/6 DECATUR,AL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N8584G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL FLY IN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATUR,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FUELED W HIGH CONCENTRATION OF AUTOMOTIVE GRADE GAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8584G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell Fly In
N8584GRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N8584G · 1
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