- Date
- December 28, 1972
- Place
- Rockport, TX · ROCKPORT, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8724GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2649 72/12/28 ROCKPORT,TEX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1735 N8724G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEAGUE,TEX PORTLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- 1/4 MI SHORT OF RWY,WATER 7 FT DEEP. PLT AND PX STAYED ON ACFT WINGS UNTIL RESCUED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8724G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aransas County
N8724GRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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