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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Glazier, TX · August 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1970
Place
Glazier, TX · GLAZIER, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6460SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116161

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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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3-1029   70/8/4    GLAZIER,TEX         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 133
        TIME - 1930                    N6460S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANADIAN,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DURING SPIRAL. STRUCK GUY WIRE TRYING TO LND ON HIWAY. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF PSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6460S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.