CHI73FEI20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Wadsworth, OH · November 29, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1972
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4045UCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169194

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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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3-4009  72/11/29   WADSWORTH,OHIO      CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 61, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N4045U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AT ABT 400FT AGL THE ENG QUIT IN A L TURN.PLT CONT TURN PARALLED DNWND LEG LNDD IN FLD ADJ TO ARPT

Aircraft

Registration
N4045U
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wadsworth Mun

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.