MIA69F0439

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wrigley, TN · April 20, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1969
Place
Wrigley, TN · WRIGLEY, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7186SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187863

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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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3-0918  69/4/20    WRIGLEY,TENN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N7186S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7186S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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