- Date
- May 24, 1971
- Place
- Grapevine, TX · GRAPEVINE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5544GCessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0243 71/5/24 GRAPEVINE,TEX CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N5544G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAPEVINE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ENG OIL TANK CAP LOOSE,OIL STREAK ON FUSELAGE.ENG STIFF AND BINDING NO OTR EXAM PERFORMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5544G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5544GRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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