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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Timber Lake, SD · October 18, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1974
Place
Timber Lake, SD · TIMBER LAKE, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6913SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741018040439A
Case key
144491

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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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3-3942  74/10/18   TIMBER LAKE,S DAK   CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N6913S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,S DAK                TIMBER LAKE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WX BRIEFED BY INSTRUCTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N6913S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.