- Date
- February 11, 1978
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1221QCessna 150L
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780211001349A
- Case key
- 143547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0072 78/2/11 NR.VISALIA,CA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 106 TIME - 1827 N1221Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURLOCK,CA VISALIA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1221Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Visalia Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1221Q · 1
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