MIA73FKJ52

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Coden, AL · April 27, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1973
Place
Coden, AL · CODEN, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6611SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730427013809A
Case key
190153

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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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3-1719  73/4/27    CODEN,ALA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N6611S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 5591 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY E RAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN A ROUGH FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6611S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roy E Ray

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.