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NTSB accident investigation · Cesswa 150 · Pleasanton, TX · September 1, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1981
Place
Pleasanton, TX · PLEASANTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3699VCesswa 150
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810901053909A
Case key
124600

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1956   81/9/1    PLEASANTON,TX       CESSWA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 101
        TIME - 1500                    N3699V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KINGSVILLE,TX               LLANO,TX                     ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR ENG VIB & LOSS OF ENG RPM.FOUND ENG MOUNTS,PROP,WINGS & FUSELAGE DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3699V
Reported as
Cesswa 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pleasanton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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