- Date
- November 28, 1974
- Place
- Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50969Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741128042459A
- Case key
- 144851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4261 74/11/28 OWENSBORO,KY CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1810 N50969 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 1525 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 387 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENSBORO-DAVIESS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OWENSBORO,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UPPER AND LWR SPARK PLUGS IN WORN OUT RANGE.DITCH NOT VIS DRG LDG ROLL.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50969
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Owensboro-Daviess
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.