DEN81FTC15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Gillette, WY · May 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1981
Place
Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6560HCessna 152
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810508022699A
Case key
125333

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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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3-3340   81/5/8    GILLETTE,WY         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N6560H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N6560H
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N6560H · 1

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