NYC72FNA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · Mansfield, MA · August 22, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1971
Place
Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5792GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162690

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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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3-3080  71/8/22    MANSFIELD,MASS      CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N5792G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           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- HIT TREES APRX 3/4MI FROM END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5792G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield

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.