ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386059
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| Date: | Saturday 7 April 2001 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N974CA |
| MSN: | 15060194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3890 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Slanesville, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairmont, WV (4G7) |
| Frederick Municipal Airport, MD (FDK/KFDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot purchased the airplane in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was destined for Woodbine, New Jersey. On the second day of his trip, while in cruise flight over West Virginia, the engine momentarily lost power and then returned to cruise rpm. This intermittent condition continued and the pilot was unable to return the engine to normal operation. He elected to perform a precautionary landing in an open field below him. After main wheel touchdown, the nose wheel touched down, and dug into the soft ground. The airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination revealed that the mixture control cable housing had come loose, which allowed it to move toward the idle cut-off position. The engine ran satisfactorily after the mixture control cable housing was properly secured.
Probable Cause: a loose mixture control cable housing which resulted in an intermittent running engine, and the pilot's subsequent decision to perform a precautionary landing. A factor was the soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC01LA095
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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