NYC78DNA18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Newburyport, MA · April 22, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1978
Place
Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7529GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780422011589A
Case key
142073

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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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3-1697  78/4/22    NEWBURYPORT,MA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 241
        TIME - 0815                    N7529G              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,NH               MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7529G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N7529G · 1

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