CHI76DBM56

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Chesaning, MI · September 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1976
Place
Chesaning, MI · CHESANING, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N16109Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760905029789A
Case key
149746

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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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3-3154   76/9/5  NR.CHESANING,MI       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N16109              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAD AXE,MI                  HASTINGS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- WHEN CARB HEAT USED,ENG RAN ROUGH,PLT THOUGHT ROUGH ENG RELATED TO PREV POWER RPM DROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N16109
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.