- Date
- March 5, 1971
- Place
- Amelia, VA · AMELIA, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50682Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160068
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0818 71/3/5 AMELIA,VA CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1145 N50682 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMELIA HILLTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSPORT,PA PETERSBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50682
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Amelia Hilltop
N50682Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N50682 · 1
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