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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fairview, UT · May 1, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1978
Place
Fairview, UT · FAIRVIEW, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N18221Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780501009739A
Case key
141591

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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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3-2761   78/5/1  NR.FAIRVIEW,UT        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N18221              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    EPHRAIM,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N18221
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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