- Date
- August 27, 1972
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50207Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1358 72/8/27 SAN JOSE,CALIF CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 37 TOTAL TIME - 1815 N50207 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN JOSE,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF MONTEREY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PULLED MIX CTL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT CTL.MADE 360 DRG APCH TO LOSE ALT,HIT DEPT STORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50207
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reid-Hillview
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