NYC74DNC22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Canaan, NH · September 29, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1973
Place
Canaan, NH · CANAAN, NH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N18237Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730929032019A
Case key
188405

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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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3-3036  73/9/29    CANAAN,NH           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N18237              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
          RUTLAND,VT                  RETURN                       MONTPELIER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL NOT AVBL AT NEWPORT TKOF UN FIND MPV RCVD FSS ASIST TO LEB FUEL EX LNDD IN PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N18237
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.