- Date
- April 5, 1970
- Place
- Cranston, RI · CRANSTON, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1198YCessna 150B
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0351 70/4/5 CRANSTON,RI CESSNA 150B CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, UNK/NR TIME - 1330 N1198Y PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRANSTON,RI CRANSTON,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- IMPACTED GRND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.OIL TANK CAP LOCKING TONGS BROKEN,CAP LOOSE,OIL SPLASHED ON ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1198Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 150B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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