MIA72FKT77

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · May 19, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1972
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6382SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166713

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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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3-0451  72/5/19    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 553
        TIME - 1345                    N6382S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 484 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST HOLLYWOOD,FLA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GRND IN NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.ONE PROP BLADE BENT BACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N6382S
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.