- Date
- January 30, 1973
- Place
- Marion, IL · MARION, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61286Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730130002859A
- Case key
- 170014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0322 73/1/30 MARION,ILL CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 155 TIME - 2220 N61286 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELBYVILLE,ILL MARION,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL BEFORE TKOF.ABT 11GAL FUEL ONBOARD,EXSTD AFTR 1HR 35MIN OF FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61286
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Williamson County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.