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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Crownsville, MD · December 30, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1971
Place
Crownsville, MD · CROWNSVILLE, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N50534Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117089

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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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3-3574  71/12/30   CROWNSVILLE,MD      CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N50534              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 3421 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           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- I/P CLSD THROTTLE FOR PRACTICE FRCD LDG,ENG QUIT,LNDD IN FARM FLD ACROSS FURROWS.ENG CKD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N50534
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.