- Date
- April 3, 1975
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N372DCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750403007409A
- Case key
- 147735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0566 75/4/3 NR.MERCED,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1155 N372D PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TURLOCK,CA RETURN HANFORD,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N372D
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced
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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.