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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Georgetown, CA · July 5, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1981
Place
Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N22456Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810705037839A
Case key
125120

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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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3-1791   81/7/5    GEORGETOWN,CA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 911
        TIME - 1100                    N22456              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,CA               PLACERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CTL BRACKET FAILED OUTSIDE THE WELD ON THE EXHAUST X-OVR BRACE.

Aircraft

Registration
N22456
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Georgetown

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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.