- Date
- March 21, 1966
- Place
- Sna Pedro, CA · SNA PEDRO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6260RCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2359 66/3/21 SNA PEDRO CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N6260R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- OIL LINE TO PRESSURE GAUGE FAILED 4 INCHES FROM GAUGE, OIL SPRAYED ONTO REAR OF INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6260R
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni.
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