LAX69F0150

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Pacoima, CA · September 19, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1968
Place
Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6482SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107431

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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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3-3914  68/9/19    PACOIMA,CALIF       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N6482S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 302 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR SHUT OFF FUEL FOR PRACTICE FORCED LNDG,WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENG.STALLED FROM LOW TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6482S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.