- Date
- January 22, 1972
- Place
- Dayton, TX · DAYTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51054Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0551 72/1/22 DAYTON,TEX CESSNA 150J CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 68 TOTAL TIME - 2015 N51054 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ARLINGTON,TEX BAYTOWN,TEX HUNTSVILLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- BECAME LOST ON TOP OF OCST.REQ ASSISTANCE FROM UNICOM OP.DIDNT CTC FSS.DIDNT REFUEL AT HUNTSVILLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51054
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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