- Date
- November 4, 1975
- Place
- Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50670Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751104036149A
- Case key
- 150994
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3440 75/11/4 PUNTA GORDA,FL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1360 TIME - 0005 N50670 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BABCOCK RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUNTA GORDA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAG MALFUNCTION.ACFT T/D ON R MAIN GR,L WING CTCD GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50670
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Babcock Ranch
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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.