- Date
- October 15, 1970
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60068Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3952 70/10/15 TUCSON,ARIZ CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N60068 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 1238 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 774 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP STOPPED WINDMILLING,STARTER WOULD NOT TURN ENG,CAUSE UNK.CONTD ENG-OUT APCH,HIT TELFON WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60068
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avra Valley
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