- Date
- November 8, 1969
- Place
- Sta.Susana, CA · STA.SUSANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7201XCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3145 69/11/8 STA.SUSANA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 750 TIME - 1815 N7201X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CALIF VAN NUYS,CALIF LA VERNE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL TANKS NOT TOPPED.DEST ARPT CLOSED DUE RWY LTS INOP.ACFT HELD APRXLY 5MIN,ENG LOST PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7201X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Susana
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