DEN78FTE45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pueblo, CO · April 4, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1978
Place
Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11315Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780404005929A
Case key
142173

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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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3-0673   78/4/4    PUEBLO,CO           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N11315              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N11315
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pueblo Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N11315 · 1

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