DEN75DTE32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Greeley, CO · October 26, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1974
Place
Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5349QCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741026036949A
Case key
142534

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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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3-3532  74/10/26 NR.GREELEY,COLO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N5349Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 902 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            780 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREELEY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CFI PUT MIX CTL IN IDLE CUTOFF                  SN.DIDN'T RETURN SEL TO ON PSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5349Q
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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