- Date
- March 22, 1973
- Place
- Allegan, MI · ALLEGAN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50415Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0635 73/3/22 ALLEGAN,MICH CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N50415 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALLEGAN,MICH ALLEGAN,MICH FLINT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DISORENTIED,FUEL EXHAUSTED LNDD IN MUDDY FLD, NOSE GR SANK IN MUD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50415
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hastings
N50415Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.