MIA71DLT15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Whitesville, KY · May 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1971
Place
Whitesville, KY · WHITESVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6245GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161567

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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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3-1613   71/5/9    WHITESVILLE,KY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6245G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                CARBONDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6245G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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