MIA73FLT07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Memphis, TN · September 27, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1972
Place
Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5772GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168591

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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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3-2497  72/9/27    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1334                    N5772G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5772G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
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.