- Date
- December 4, 1978
- Place
- Bolivar, TN · BOLIVAR, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1540QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781204040779A
- Case key
- 138305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3630 78/12/4 BOLIVAR,TN CESSNA 150L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 163 TIME - 0701 N1540Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIVAR-HARDEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOLIVAR,TN MEMPHIS,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PASTURE AHEAD,TURNING TOWARD ARPT.WATER IN L TANK & CARB.TANK CAP O RING BRKN.STALL WARN HORN INOP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1540Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bolivar-Hardeman
N1540QRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.