- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Place
- Arden Hills, MN · ARDEN HILLS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3738JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2922 70/12/23 ARDEN HILLS,MINN CESSNA 150G CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 232 TIME - 1520 N3738J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES 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 COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TANKS CONTAINED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3738J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Anoka County
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