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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fayetteville, NC · May 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1971
Place
Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6180GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161587

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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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3-1631  71/5/16    FAYETTEVILLE,NC     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N6180G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 1056 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IP SHUT FUEL OFF AT 1200 FT AGL TO SIMLT FRCD LDG,STARTER FAILED,IP NOSED ACFT INTO GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N6180G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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