CHI77FEM15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kalamazoo, MI · February 5, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1977
Place
Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6188FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770205002219A
Case key
157615

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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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3-0488   77/2/5    KALAMAZOO,MI        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1306                    N6188F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT HIGHWAY SIGNPOST & ENTERED DEEP SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N6188F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kalamaz00 Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6188F · 1

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