MIA73DLA31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lamont, FL · March 18, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1973
Place
Lamont, FL · LAMONT, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60936Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730318006299A
Case key
170422

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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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3-0629  73/3/18    LAMONT,FLA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N60936              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST PETERSBURG,FLA           TALLAHASSEE,FLA              CROSS CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FLT ENDURANCE ABT 5HRS,IN FLT 2HRS FUEL EX.CAUSE OF FUEL EX NOT DTMND.

Aircraft

Registration
N60936
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N60936 · 1

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