- Date
- August 5, 1980
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N17294Cessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130016
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1621 80/8/5 WICHITA FALLS,TX CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 36 TIME - 1733 N17294 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WICHITA FALLS,TX RETURN WACO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT UN TO BUY FUEL W CREDIT CARDS,LMTD CASH ON HAND,RTRND W RMNG FUEL.WING HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17294
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kickapoo
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