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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Collegedale, TN · October 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1979
Place
Collegedale, TN · COLLEGEDALE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N714BMCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 2, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791025030439A
Case key
133164

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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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3-3426  79/10/25   COLLEGEDALE,TN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N714BM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE PAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEDALE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC LEANED ENGINE PRIOR TO STALLS.THIS PCDR NOT REC FOR C150 BUT WAS NRML FOR C152 PLT USLY FLEW.

Aircraft

Registration
N714BM
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Collegedale Par

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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