- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N61318Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1685 71/5/23 PONCE,PR CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0950 N61318 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 56, 15057 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.ALLEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PONCE,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- I/P TURNED FUEL SEL OFF AT 200 FT.UNABLE TO RESTART ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61318
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft.Allen
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