- Date
- May 4, 1971
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6943FCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1551 71/5/4 MEMPHIS,TENN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0315 N6943F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOG AT DEST RTRND MEM.ACFT FLOWN 2.3HR BFR THIS FLT.NOT REFUELED NO WX BRIEF.ENRT LNDD CKD FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6943F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6943FRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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