- Date
- February 26, 1977
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22218Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770226004259A
- Case key
- 157402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0184 77/2/26 VAN NUYS,CA CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1608 N22218 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CA RETURN LOMPOC,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT REFUEL AIRCRAFT ENROUTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22218
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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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.