- Date
- February 12, 1973
- Place
- Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1308QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730212002139A
- Case key
- 169934
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0324 73/2/12 MANASSAS,VA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 72, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N1308Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FREDRICK,MD MANASSAS,VA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PIC PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1308Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manassas Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1308Q · 1
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