- Date
- April 14, 1972
- Place
- Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61285Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1499 72/4/14 LONGVIEW,TEX CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2339 N61285 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 1335 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 484 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MISS LONGVIEW,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT SAID ACFT REFUELED TO CAPACITY AT JACKSON,MISS.OUT OF FUEL AFT 3.5HRS FLT.HIT TREES IN GULLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61285
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gregg County
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