NYC81FHJ03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Massapequa Pk, NY · December 12, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1980
Place
Massapequa Pk, NY · MASSAPEQUA PK, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N63334Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801212076639A
Case key
127634

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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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3-3589  80/12/12   MASSAPEQUA PK,NY    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N63334              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PWR REDUCTION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO PWR LOSS.

Aircraft

Registration
N63334
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Republic

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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.