- Date
- January 6, 1971
- Place
- Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3492JCessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0393 71/1/6 LAKE ELMO,MINN. CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N3492J PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKE ELMO,MINN. LAKE ELMO,MINN. WINONA,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BALL OF ICE FROZEN TO CARB FLOAT ARM AT NEEDLE VALVE AND SEAT.LARGE PARTICLES OF ICE IN CHAMBER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3492J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Elmo
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