- Date
- April 20, 1978
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6979FCessna C-150F
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780420011949A
- Case key
- 142401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1095 78/4/20 TALLAHASSEE,FL CESSNA C-150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N6979F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6979F
- Reported as
- Cessna C-150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallahassee
N6979FRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6979F · 1
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