- Date
- May 29, 1981
- Place
- Bolivar, TN · BOLIVAR, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6789GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810529031339A
- Case key
- 126030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0925 81/5/29 BOLIVAR,TN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N6789G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIVAR-HARDEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOLIVAR,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT LEANED MIXTURE WHEN MAG CHECK RPM LOSS WAS EXCESSIVE.ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DEP RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6789G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bolivar-Hardeman
N6789GRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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