CHI69D0664

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Crawfordsvlle, IN · April 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1969
Place
Crawfordsvlle, IN · CRAWFORDSVLLE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6450FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184155

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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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3-1410  69/4/26  NR.CRAWFORDSVLLE,IND  CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N6450F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 24, 957 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            515 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 4 CYL PISTON RINGS FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6450F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.