ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355480
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Date: | Wednesday 30 July 1997 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna A150K |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8332M |
MSN: | A15000032 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2662 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Elgin, OK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, he had fueled the airplane from his own 150 gallon tank, which had been idle for approximately 18 months. The pilot reported that he preflighted the airplane in the hangar before takeoff. He stated that the takeoff appeared normal until approximately '75 feet agl when the engine quit.' Also, he reported that he 'attempted to turn left back to a lane beside the runway, but he felt the airplane begin to stall and buffet.' He lowered the nose to gain speed and landed in some tree tops. Postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that 'the fuel in the airplane's fuel tank was dark and muddy looking.' The pilot reported (to the IIC) that 'he believes that the airplane's fuel was contaminated which caused his power failure.'
Probable Cause: fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane. Trees in the emergency landing area were considered a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW97LA290 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA290
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