- Date
- May 30, 1969
- Place
- Coventry, RI · COVENTRY, RI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3688JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2851 69/5/30 COVENTRY,RI CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 139 TIME - 1330 N3688J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVENTRY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY PROVIDENCE,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- T/O MIN FUEL,LOST PWR IN CLIMB ATTITUDE,ENG OPERD NMLY WHEN NOSE LWRD.UN CLR TREES ON RISING TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3688J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coventry Airpark
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