- Date
- March 4, 1977
- Place
- Tuscumbia, AL · TUSCUMBIA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7785GCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770304004539A
- Case key
- 157912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1310 77/3/4 NR.TUSCUMBIA,AL CESSNA 150L CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 45 TOTAL TIME - 2247 N7785G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCLE SHOALS,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LDG ON HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7785G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7785GRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.