MKC73FCA07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ft.Leonard Wd, MO · November 2, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1972
Place
Ft.Leonard Wd, MO · FT.LEONARD WD, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N51264Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169078

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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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3-2909   72/11/2   FT.LEONARD WD,MO    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1027                    N51264              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1654 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1128 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNEY ARMY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LEONARD WD,MO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N51264
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Forney Army Field

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.