# NTSB MKC67D0413: Cessna 150, N3180J, Bigg Falls, MN, January 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1967
- Place: Bigg Falls, MN · BIGG FALLS, MN
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0413

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3180J-1989-05-01), registration cancelled 1989-05-01, S/N 15065880, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Falls Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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