MIA70DKT07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Marathon, FL · February 24, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1970
Place
Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50104Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
136055

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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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3-0889  70/2/24    MARATHON,FLA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 149
        TIME - 1400                    N50104              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY WEST,FLA                MARATHON,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N50104
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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