MKC67D0413

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bigg Falls, MN · January 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1967
Place
Bigg Falls, MN · BIGG FALLS, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3180JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119321

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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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3-0213  67/1/19  NR.BIGG FALLS,MINN    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 113
        TIME - 1500                    N3180J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG FALLS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL BREATHER LINE CLOSED BY ICE.ENG OIL SUPPLY PUMPED OVERBOARD,CAUSED INTERNAL ENG FAILURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3180J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Big Falls Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.