ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379774
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1984 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Wilco Aviation |
| Registration: | N5746G |
| MSN: | 15071247 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colts Neck, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lakewood, NJ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN APCH TO THE DESTINATION ARPT, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT STATED 'SHORT BASE LEG USED AT 800 FT, TOO CLOSE TO AIRPORT, SO I TRIED SKIDS TO SLOW DOWN.' WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT IN 'S' TURNS ALONG THE RWY AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE FAR END OF THE LANDING AREA. WHILE STILL AIRBORNE, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO STALL & ROTATE ABOUT 90 DEG TO THE RIGHT, THEN CONTACT THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. ONE WITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE ACFT WAS AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL & IN AN 'S' TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE PLT LOST CONTROL. ANOTHER WITNESS SAID HE WAS AT 15 TO 25 FT AGL & IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. WHEN A WITNESS ASKED THE PLT WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE REPLIED THAT THE ACFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84LA130
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1987 | N5747G | Sky Banners | 0 | Selbyville, DE | |
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| 01-Apr-2024 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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