- Date
- June 17, 1974
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60802Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740617016389A
- Case key
- 128330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1586 74/6/17 NR.MADERA,CALIF CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 409 TIME - 2345 N60802 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CALIF RETURN SACRAMENTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UN REFUEL AT SACRAMENTO.HIT WIRES DRG NIGHT APCH TO PASTURE.LNDD ON A COW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60802
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madera
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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.