NYC76FHM16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wayne Township, NJ · December 8, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1975
Place
Wayne Township, NJ · WAYNE TOWNSHIP, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3386VCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751208040409A
Case key
152060

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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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3-4098   75/12/8   WAYNE TOWNSHIP,NJ   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N3386V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 6020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN PARK,NJ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 CYL-EXCESS LEAD DEPOSITS ON PISTON HEAD AND ERROSION OF INTAKE VALVE. L MAG INTMT FIRING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3386V
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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