CHI80FEC15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Troy, MI · April 26, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1980
Place
Troy, MI · TROY, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11586Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report May 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800426011199A
Case key
131655

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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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3-0326  80/4/26    TROY,MI             CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 337
        TIME - 1300                    N11586              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT(PN AN3-5A)& NUT(PN MS2104563)MISSING FROM THROTTLE CONTROL/ARM CONNECTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N11586
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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