- Date
- April 24, 1971
- Place
- Memphis, MI · MEMPHIS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3085JCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160936
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1356 71/4/24 MEMPHIS,MICH CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 270 TIME - 0530 N3085J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,MICH BLUE EARTH,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NORMAL RUNUP BFR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3085J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
N3085JRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 150EAirframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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