CHI66F0592

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Milwaukee, WI · February 15, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1966
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6042TCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174059

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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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2-0029  66/2/15    MILWAUKEE WIS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1117                    N6042T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
          PILOT-LIMITED EXPERIENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ENG HAD 1214 HRS.MFR RECMD OVERHAUL AT 1200 HRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6042T
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Timmerman

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.