- Date
- October 12, 1978
- Place
- Eunice, NM · EUNICE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51042Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138099
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4242 78/10/12 NR.EUNICE,NM CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0910 N51042 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 33, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOBBS,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL LEAKING FROM STORAGE TANK FOUND NEAR ACCIDENT SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51042
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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