- Date
- September 24, 1969
- Place
- Takoma, WA · TAKOMA, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3538JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4067 69/9/24 TAKOMA,WASH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 166 TIME - 1500 N3538J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TACOMA INDUSTRIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT LEWIS,WASH FT LEWIS,WASH TACOMA-INTL ARPT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED NEAR SHORE IN PUGET SOUND.RESCUED BY HOME OWNER IN ROW BOAT.FAILED TO REFUEL AT TACOMA-ITL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3538J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tacoma Industrial
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