- Date
- January 22, 1969
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4032JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0277 69/1/22 OPA LOCKA,FLA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 184 TIME - 1438 N4032J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SIPHONED FROM RT TANK. PLT BELIEVED IT WAS SMOKE,CUT SWITCHES. T/O MADE FROM RNWY INTERSECTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4032J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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