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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Middletown, DE · October 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1979
Place
Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11820Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133144

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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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3-3387  79/10/12   MIDDLETOWN,DE       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 560
        TIME - 1130                    N11820              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,NJ               MIDDLETOWN,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N11820
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.