- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Place
- Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6490GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780818022879A
- Case key
- 140505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1963 78/8/18 KENOSHA,WI CESSNA 150K CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N6490G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 6173 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2618 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENOSHA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENOSHA,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE.INSTRUCTOR TURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION ON DOWNWIND APPROACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6490G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenosha Muni
N6490GRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.