- Date
- November 27, 1970
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7046FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4302 70/11/27 BIRMINGHAM,ALA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 143 TIME - 1120 N7046F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HOLE IN TOP EDGE OF NR 1 PISTON.TOP RING FOUND BKN.LNDD IN CORN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7046F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Mun
N7046FRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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