- Date
- August 26, 1975
- Place
- Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3270JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750826027319A
- Case key
- 150714
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2856 75/8/26 ELLENSBURG,WA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1850 N3270J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 645 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 224 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLENSBURG,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIM ENG FAILURE.INSTRUCTOR PLACED MIXT CTL IN IDLE CUT-OFF PSN.UNABLE TO RESTART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3270J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowers Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.