- Date
- December 12, 1971
- Place
- Goshen, MA · GOSHEN, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61180Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3323 71/12/12 GOSHEN,MASS CESSNA 150J CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 55, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N61180 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEDFORD,MASS RETURN PITTSFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM NR.4 CYL FAILED. LND ACROSS FROZEN BEAVER POND. RCVRY DATE 12/13/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61180
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N61180Registration cancelled Dec 18, 2014 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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