- Date
- March 19, 1975
- Place
- Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5689GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750319006549A
- Case key
- 146890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0578 75/3/19 NR.ALPINE,TX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N5689G PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALPINE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TX ALPINE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LND IN ROCKY FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5689G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alpine Muni
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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.
Other investigations on N5689G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA97LA167Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBall Ground, GAfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and his failure to abort the takeoff before colliding with an embankment.NTSB DEN78FQA12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAlbuquerque, NM