- Date
- July 24, 1978
- Place
- Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6337SCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780724017289A
- Case key
- 141291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1545 78/7/24 GRAND PRAIRIE,TX CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 653 TIME - 1030 N6337S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 566 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRAIRIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND PRAIRIE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL VENT BLOCKED BY INSECT LARVA AND NESTING MATERIALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6337S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Prairie
N6337SRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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