- Date
- October 11, 1970
- Place
- Sandwich, IL · SANDWICH, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50240Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1987 70/10/11 SANDWICH,ILL CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N50240 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDWICH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL LOCAL SANDWICH,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG QUIT AFT LIFTOFF,HIT LO TREES OFF END OF RWY.ENG AND FUEL SYS CHECKED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50240
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sandwich
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