LAX79FUJ64

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Willcox, AZ · April 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1979
Place
Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8204FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790422025739A
Case key
135355

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2057  79/4/22    WILLCOX,AZ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 191
        TIME - 1830                    N8204F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RAMONA,CA                   FT WORTH,TX                  GILA BEND,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8204F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cochise Co.

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8204F · 3

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