- Date
- August 29, 1981
- Place
- Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6451GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810829052779A
- Case key
- 124720
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2025 81/8/29 BELLE VERNON,PA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N6451G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 1616 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 560 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERNON,PA IRWIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AIR VALVE IN CARB HEAT AIR BOX FAILED,RESTRICTING AIR PASSAGE TO CARB.HIT BUSHES/SAPPLINGS IN CLRG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6451G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rostraver
N6451GRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N6451G · 1
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