NYC72FLJ16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Macon, NC · November 13, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1971
Place
Macon, NC · MACON, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6559GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163924

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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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3-3465  71/11/13   MACON,NC            CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N6559G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOCARVA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  MACON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APCH WAS OVER WATER,PLT TURNED TWD NEAREST LAND WHEN ENG QUIT. UN AVOID TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6559G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nocarva

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