- Date
- August 31, 1972
- Place
- Newtown, PA · NEWTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3161JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2667 72/8/31 NEWTOWN,PA CESSNA 150G CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N3161J PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 50, 2230 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 910 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEACOCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IP CUT MIXT CTL FOR PRACTICE FORCED LDG. ENG WOULDNT RESTART. STALLED WHILE AVOIDING TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3161J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Peacock
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