NYC79FNE05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hardwick, MA · January 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1979
Place
Hardwick, MA · HARDWICK, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1153YCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790106000389A
Case key
137330

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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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3-0395   79/1/6    HARDWICK,MA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 650
        TIME - 1630                    N1153Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDWICK,MA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1153Y
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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Other investigations on N1153Y · 1

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