- Date
- April 22, 1971
- Place
- Port Sulphur, TX · PORT SULPHUR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23340Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161007
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1258 71/4/22 PORT SULPHUR,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 15280 TIME - 0815 N23340 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1240 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EMPIRE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LDG APCH AUX TANK,FUEL EXHAUSTED,DID NOT SWITCH TANKS DUE LOW ALT.WATER ABT 4 1/2FT DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23340
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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