- Date
- October 18, 1965
- Place
- Zuni, NM · ZUNI, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8859SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0935 65/10/18 NR.ZUNI N MEX CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 24, 172 TIME - 1715 N8859S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED TOP NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG CAME OUT-OTHER TOP PLUGS LOOSE-NEW AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8859S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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