- Date
- August 8, 1966
- Place
- No. Charleston, SC · NO. CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5975TCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0550 66/8/8 NO. CHARLESTON SC CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 235 TIME - 2020 N5975T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE PRIMER UNLOCKED. NO USABL FUEL REMAINED IN TANKS.PERS.ON GRND INJURED WHEN ACFT STRUCK POLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5975T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston Muni.
N5975TRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2013 · Cessna 150DAirframe modelCessna 150DEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N5975T · 1
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