ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357722
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| Date: | Monday 26 February 1996 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Linden Air Services |
| Registration: | N6964S |
| MSN: | 15067664 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8510 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | (KLDJ) |
| (KLDJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, at about 200 feet, the engine lost power. Witnesses observed the airplane turn to the left about 180 degrees and nose into the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fuel selector was in the OFF position, and no fuel was found in the fuel lines going from the fuel selector to the engine. Fuel was found in the wing fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to follow the checklist to ensure that the fuel selector valve was in the ON position, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. In addition, the pilot failed to maintain airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA066
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 05:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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