MIA73OKT40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Neuvo Empradr, Canada · December 8, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1972
Place
Neuvo Empradr, Canada · NEUVO EMPRADR, Canada
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6602GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169737

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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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6-0052   72/12/8   NEUVO EMPRADR,CA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 122
        TIME - 1330                    N6602G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHITRE,PANAMA               GAMBOA,CANAL ZONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT JUNGLE.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PANAMANIAN GOV.

Aircraft

Registration
N6602G
Reported as
Cessna 150
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.