MIA75FKJ65

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Meridianville, AL · June 28, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1975
Place
Meridianville, AL · MERIDIANVILLE, AL
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N45378Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750628025149A
Case key
150177

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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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3-2455  75/6/28    MERIDIANVILLE,AL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 590
        TIME - 2340                    N45378              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MERIDIANVILLE,AL            RETURN                       COLUMBUS,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES.PLT CRASH LNDD INTO TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N45378
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
N Huntsville

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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