- Date
- October 20, 1970
- Place
- St.Charles, MO · ST.CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5896GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4024 70/10/20 ST.CHARLES,MO CESSNA 150K CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1255 N5896G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 1085 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 404 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CHARLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CHARLES,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL PRESSURE FLEX LINE FAILED AT B NUT AT FIREWALL FITTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5896G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Charles
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