- Date
- April 24, 1977
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N116NSCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770424014549A
- Case key
- 152413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0853 77/4/24 FULLERTON,CA CESSNA 150L CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 23 TOTAL TIME - 0806 N116NS PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAGNETOS FAULTY. PLT TRIED TO RET TO ARPT,LOST CTL. SUITABLE FLDS IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N116NS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fullerton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.