MIA73FLT05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Memphis, TN · September 23, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1972
Place
Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N8279SCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168615

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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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3-2534  72/9/23    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8279S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEN DEWITT SPAIN APT       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND ABANDONED.INJ INDEX AND TOTAL ABD PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8279S
Reported as
Cessna 150F
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.

Other investigations on N8279S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.