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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · White Marsh, MD · December 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1970
Place
White Marsh, MD · WHITE MARSH, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5114GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159379

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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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3-1803   70/12/7   WHITE MARSH,MD      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1244                    N5114G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WHITE MARSH,MD              WHITE MARSH,MD               CHESTER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE COVER FROM FUEL TK VENT LINE.CRASH LANDED TO AVOID TREES AT ARPT BOUNDARY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5114G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baltimore Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.