- Date
- July 16, 1972
- Place
- Oakley, KS · OAKLEY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5915JCessna A150K
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0207 72/7/16 OAKLEY,KANS CESSNA A150K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 130 TIME - 1100 N5915J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLEY MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLEY,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED FUEL GAUGES INDCD APRX 1/4 FULL EACH.DID NOT VISUALLY CK QUANTITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5915J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakley Municipal
N5915JRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Cessna A150KAirframe modelCessna A150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
Other investigations on N5915J · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA01LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCabo Rojo, PRThe failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the airplane colliding with a fence and nosing over during a forced landing.NTSB NYC86LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarlboro, NJThe acft encountered what the plt described as a strong gust of wind on landing. The plt stated he experienced a wind shift of aprx 45 degs. The acft touched down fast and during subsequent bouncing the nose gear collapsed. The winds, according to the plt,…NTSB NYC78FGT03Accident · No injuriesClosedBloomsburg, PA