OAK68F0249

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Wahaiwa, HI · December 12, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1967
Place
Wahaiwa, HI · WAHAIWA, HI
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6285RCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113575

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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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2-0973  67/12/12   WAHAIWA,HAWAII      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0833                    N6285R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 4620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1830 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELER AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE NO2 CYL ROCKER ARM SHAFT BOSS.LNDED ON GOLF COURSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6285R
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wheeler Afb

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.