LAX69D0024

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hemet, CA · June 9, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1968
Place
Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1908ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110266

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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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3-1646   68/6/9    HEMET,CALIF         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 288
        TIME - 1230                    N1908Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N1908Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hemet

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