DEN74DQD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Alamogordo, NM · August 9, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1973
Place
Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
XB-BIVCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188728

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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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E-0014   73/8/9    ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 47
        TIME - 0945                    XB-BIV              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIHUAHUA,MEX               JUAREZ,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
XB-BIV
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage