MIA72FLD69

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Titusville, FL · May 22, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1972
Place
Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N22306Cessna 150H
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167814

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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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3-3955  72/5/22    TITUSVILLE,FLA      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2040                    N22306              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 893 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            433 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TI-CO ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FLA               TITUSVILLE & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N22306
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ti-Co Arpt

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.