- Date
- September 12, 1973
- Place
- Muleshoe, TX · MULESHOE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8878GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730912030679A
- Case key
- 188562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2796 73/9/12 MULESHOE,TEX CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1611 N8878G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MULESHOE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MULESHOE,TEX AMARILLO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- INSECT SIZE OF JUNE BUG FOUND LODGED IN INNER VENTURI AGAINST DISCH NOZZLE.GROUND ROLL APRX 2700FT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8878G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Muleshoe
N8878GRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.