- Date
- March 11, 1972
- Place
- Hollywood, CA · HOLLYWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23180Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166453
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1391 72/3/11 HOLLYWOOD,CALIF CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 120 TIME - 1330 N23180 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLYWOOD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DITCHED IN SILVER LAKE. SURROUNDING AREA THICKLY POPULATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23180
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N23180Registration cancelled Sep 7, 2024 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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