MIA70D0166

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Hollywood, FL · September 24, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1969
Place
Hollywood, FL · HOLLYWOOD, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8648JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151292

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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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3-4063  69/9/24  NR.HOLLYWOOD,FLA      CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1012                    N8648J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 249 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            192 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PRACTISING SLOW FLT.PLTS SAID CARB HEAT WAS FULL ON.WERE PICKED UP BY BOAT SHORTLY AFT ACFT SANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8648J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.