CHI79FEP13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Sussex, WI · December 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1978
Place
Sussex, WI · SUSSEX, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60422Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781228040429A
Case key
138373

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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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3-3840  78/12/28   SUSSEX,WI           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 347
        TIME - 1450                    N60422              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEWAUKEE,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELT IMPACT SWITCH INOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N60422
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N60422 · 1

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