- Date
- February 4, 1972
- Place
- Archer City, TX · ARCHER CITY, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8737SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0541 72/2/4 ARCHER CITY,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N8737S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 545 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 254 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOROTHY BELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA FALLS,TEX ARCHER CITY,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STRUCK FENCE THEN HIT TREES.WATER IN CARB,GASCOLATOR AND FUEL LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8737S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dorothy Bell
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