- Date
- October 31, 1979
- Place
- Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6908GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791031031749A
- Case key
- 133650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3090 79/10/31 HOBBS,NM CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1315 N6908G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOBBS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- REAR CAM SHAFT BEARING WORN BEYOND LIMITS ALLOWING OIL LEAK(INSIDE ENG)& NO OIL PRES TO CRNKSHFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6908G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lea County
N6908GRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6908G · 2
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