MKC77DER42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Pine City, MN · May 15, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1977
Place
Pine City, MN · PINE CITY, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N60541Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770515012279A
Case key
157227

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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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3-2478  77/5/15    PINE CITY,MN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N60541              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANOKA,MN                    RETURN                       BEMIDJI,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           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 EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        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- WINDS GUSTING TO 50

Aircraft

Registration
N60541
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pine City

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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