MIA75FLD22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Clearwater, FL · September 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1974
Place
Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N18693Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740929035129A
Case key
143125

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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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3-3556  74/9/29    CLEARWATER,FLA      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 904
        TIME - 0825                    N18693              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FAILURE CASTING NR 1 CYL ROCKER ARM SUPPORT.OVRRAN RWY STRUCK STREET CURB.

Aircraft

Registration
N18693
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearwater

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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.