MIA70DKJ45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Laceys Sprngs, AL · June 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1970
Place
Laceys Sprngs, AL · LACEYS SPRNGS, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6619SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119859

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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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3-2700  70/6/22    LACEYS SPRNGS,ALA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N6619S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 471 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            249 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACEYS SPRNGS,ALA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PULLED MIXTURE CTL IDLE CUTOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N6619S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
South Huntsville

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.