- Date
- August 15, 1971
- Place
- Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8622SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162759
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3064 71/8/15 PORTSMOUTH,VA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N8622S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 48, 9128 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 67 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTSMOUTH,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- I/P CUT MIXTURE TO DEMO GLD RATIO,LOW ALT,COULD NOT RESTART,PICKED A SHORT FLD,HIT FENCE GATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8622S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8622SRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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