- Date
- October 6, 1973
- Place
- Freeland, MI · FREELAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5883GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731006032429A
- Case key
- 188404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3035 73/10/6 FREELAND,MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1605 N5883G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PONTIAC,MICH RETURN FREELAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DESCENDING APLD PWR ENG DID NOT RESPOND.CARB HEAT IN HOT PSN MIXT CTL IN LEAN PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5883G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri City
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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.