- Date
- December 18, 1970
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6408GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4452 70/12/18 PETALUMA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 137 TIME - 1900 N6408G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RANC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOOPA,CALIF HAYWARD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO FUEL IN TANKS. LND IN CITY PARK,SUITABLE LTD AFLD NEARBY,PLT APPARENTLY NOT AWARE OF THIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6408G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Ranc
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