- Date
- April 14, 1978
- Place
- Cumberland, IA · CUMBERLAND, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714KJCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780414006569A
- Case key
- 142635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0521 78/4/14 CUMBERLAND,IA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1915 N714KJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POINT LOOKOUT,MO ATLANTIC,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGN POST ON HIGHWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714KJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- 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.
Other investigations on N714KJ · 1
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