ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174817
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 2015 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Carr |
| Registration: | N7987E |
| MSN: | 17787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3141 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Dalton Airport (3DA), Flushing, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dalton, MI (3DA) |
| Waterford, MI (KPTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a preflight examination, the pilot identified fuel contamination from water, in his airplane's fuel tanks. He removed approximately one quart of water each from the right wing, left wing, belly drain and engine strainer. He thought he removed all the water from the fuel system and started the engine. He performed an engine run up at twenty-two hundred revolutions per minute. After a five minute engine run, the pilot decided the airplane was suitable for flight and initiated a take-off. Upon reaching an altitude of four hundred feet, the engine lost power. He entered an emergency descent and forced landing, subsequently impacting several trees and eventually the terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to wings, fuselage, and empennage.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7987E
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2015 06:17 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Apr-2015 05:56 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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