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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Vega Baja, PR · April 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1964
Place
Vega Baja, PR · VEGA BAJA, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7903ECessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184648

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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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3-0845   64/4/6  NR.VEGA BAJA PR       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1655                    N7903E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7903E
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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