- Date
- March 26, 1979
- Place
- Sonora, TX · SONORA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5573GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790326008809A
- Case key
- 137004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0828 79/3/26 SONORA,TX CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1079 TIME - 1110 N5573G PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 649 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EASTLAND,TX SONORA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5573G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5573GRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine 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.
Other investigations on N5573G · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW85LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal Beach, TXThe plt reportedly was delivering the acft to Crystal Beach, TX, from its home base at orange county airport, TX. The pilot reportedly call the owner and told him he had bent the acft upon landing at Crystal Beach. He was told by the owner to wait at the acft…NTSB FTW79DQG11Accident · No injuriesClosedAckerly, TXNTSB FTW73FPD22Accident · No injuriesClosedKeller, TX