- Date
- July 11, 1977
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3797JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770711023229A
- Case key
- 146119
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1929 77/7/11 ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2130 N3797J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 36, 1927 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 858 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BREAK IN #4 IGNITION LEAD AT MAGNETO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3797J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlie Brown
N3797JRegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2011 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N3797J · 1
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