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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150K · St.Helens, OR · April 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1975
Place
St.Helens, OR · ST.HELENS, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6224GCessna 150K
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750412011819A
Case key
170739

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1497  75/4/12    ST.HELENS,OR        CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N6224G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BREMERTON,WA                HILLSBORO,OR                 BELLINGHAM,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           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 - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT DIRT BANK IN FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6224G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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