DEN69D0209

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Roswell, NM · March 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1969
Place
Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N23028Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190963

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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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3-0614  69/3/22    ROSWELL,N MEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 110
        TIME - 1640                    N23028              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW AVAILABLE AIRSTRIP AFTER FUEL SUPPLY BECAME CRITICAL. HAD DEVIATED FROM COURSE DUE WEA.

Aircraft

Registration
N23028
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.