- Date
- September 12, 1978
- Place
- Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8348MCessna A150K
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2918 78/9/12 IMPERIAL,CA CESSNA A150K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 105 TIME - 1657 N8348M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IMPERIAL,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN 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) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SOFT TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8348M
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Imperial County
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